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By Alistair Harkness (1,042) for Scotsman (1,471) on 08 Mar 2018

Uses western tropes to zero in on the savage racism of Australia, exploring the deep-rooted conflict between Aboriginal Australians and…

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By Paddy Kehoe (74) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 08 Mar 2018

A film which celebrates the mysterious, harsh landscape and those shimmering horizons of the Northern Territories in what is, aside from…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 07 Mar 2018

I can't understand the raves from some critics for Australia's Sweet Country…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Mar 2018

We have no sense of being preached at but the director's indignation and bewilderment at the plight of men like Sam is always self-evident…

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By James C (2,975) on 18 Feb 2018

Boring ! Period . Low budget , same old themes poor black people pushed around by bad white men . As usual the critics don…

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By Lib R (1) on 18 Feb 2018

Boring ! Period . Low budget , same old themes poor black people pushed around by bad white men . As usual the critics don…

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By Beau B (34) on 18 Feb 2018

Boring ! Period . Low budget , same old themes poor black people pushed around by bad white men . As usual the critics don…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 16 Feb 2018

Described as Australian's equivalent of an iconic American western, Sweet Country is a gripping, moving drama that pulls back the curtain…

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By Christopher Schobert (126) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 13 Feb 2018

Thornton establishes himself as a director to watch, and with fine performances from Neill, Brown, Gorey-Furber, and, especially, Hamilton…

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By David B (3,254) on 09 Feb 2018

Best Australian film in decades. Just go see it…

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By Rochelle Siemienowicz (68) for The Neighbourhood Paper (Australia) (13) on 07 Feb 2018

Sweet Country may inspire rage and shame in the viewer, but it's not an alienating film…

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By Jake Wilson (570) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 02 Feb 2018

Thornton's long-awaited second narrative feature has strengths of its own, but not the same immediate emotional force…

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By Alex Doenau (232) for Trespass (429) on 01 Feb 2018

Sweet Country is a landmark work of Australian cinema, even if it lacks commerciality: what it does offer is the diamond hardness of…

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By Gimly M (816) on 29 Jan 2018

Absolutely incredible film in which every second has had hours of though put into it…

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By Fred Topel (1,193) for We Live Entertainment (357) on 29 Jan 2018

It is the voice of a distinct filmmaker from a distinct nation and I'm glad I got to experience it…

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By Nick R (843) on 27 Jan 2018

Some excellent scenes of outback Australia bring revival to a thin plot and slow pace…

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By Phill A (12) on 27 Jan 2018

Some excellent scenes of outback Australia bring revival to a thin plot and slow pace…

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 26 Jan 2018

Sweet Country [has a] palpable sense of quiet sadness - and anger - sure to move any audience…

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By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 24 Jan 2018

Sweet Country is a slow burn, an almost meditative reflection on the power dynamics between the white colonialists and the indigenous…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 24 Jan 2018

The superb new Australian drama Sweet Country does not so much open as immediately close in all around you…

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