The Proposition
Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic brother, or else they'll hang his younger mentally slow brother on Christmas Day.
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
Autonomous, UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Pictures in Paradise, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Film Consortium, National Lottery through UK Film Council
Guy Pearce as Charlie Burns, Ray Winstone as Captain Morris Stanley, Emily Watson as Martha Stanley, Danny Huston as Arthur Burns, David Wenham as Eden Fletcher, John Hurt as Jellon Lamb, Richard Wilson as Mike Burns, Noah Taylor as Brian O'Leary, Jeremy Madrona as Asian Prostitute, Jae Mamuyac as Asian Prostitute, Mick Roughan as Mad Jack Bradshaw, Shane Watt as John Gordon, Robert Morgan as Sergeant Lawrence, David Gulpilil as Jacko, Bryan Probets as Officer Dunn, Oliver Ackland as Patrick Hopkins, David Vallon as Tom Cox, Daniel Parker as Henry Clark, Gary Waddell as Officer Davenport, Iain Gardiner as Officer Matthews, Bogdan Koca as Paul Broussard, Leah Purcell as Queenie, Tom Budge as Samuel Stoat, Ralph Cotterill as Dr. Bantrey