The Drover’s Wife | Film

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5	Powerful cinematography alongside a powerful story, sadly themes of abuse, violence and discrimination that continue to brutally resonate and are not consigned to history.
5	Totally wonderful. Moving.
5	Moving, beautifully filmed & acted.
5	Excellent!
5	Both films excellent in their own way. Very moving & well acted, directed & filmed.
5	Very unusual story beautifully filmed. Very moving. Showed us a very different world indeed.
5	Very good film. Beautiful cinematography and superbly acted. Gritty, powerful story.
5	Have seen Leah Purcell previously. Good actor. Good film.
5	Loved scenery. Great film although I was not always able to follow plot.
5	Brilliant cinematography. Moving story.
5	Great film. Well shot & a compelling story.
5	Powerful, compelling. Everyone should see it - once.
5	Riveting film but harrowing.
5	Excellent story. Very sad. Thought provoking.
5	A well written film, well acted.
5	Beautiful but brutal (subtitles would have helped).
5	Compelling. An excellent film maker with a devastating story.
5	Thought provoking. Wow.
5	Fabulous. I need a lie down to get over it!
5	Powerful stuff - MEN!?
5	Keep 'em coming - more like this please.
5	Excellent.
5	Powerful film. Beautifully shot. Showed how tough life was for women in Australia and probably in common with women all over the world.
5	Good story. Inspirational. Solid.
5	Excellent film. Was it deliberate that the temperature in the hall echoed the snow on the mountains.
5	A superb film with many threads. We could discuss the issues raised over another evening. Great cinematography and direction. All the more powerful because it was understated. More like this please!
5	Very upsetting, obviously. Giving voice to both the race/colonialism issues and the domestic violence realities in such a harsh environment was overall quite overwhelming and bleak. Moving and important. Bravo, Leah!
5	Brilliant film. How awful for Molly & all the other women.
5	Very powerful, beautifully shot. Great character development. Only criticism - portrayal of Mary was maybe a little self absorbed.
5	Incredibly powerful film. Totally enthralling. Wonderful acting.
5	Cinematography, music, characterisation - very good. Racism + violence against women - ? + it continues - v. good use of a legend - reflection of indigenous culture - layered film.
5	The last vestiges of Christmas spirit were certainly blown away with that film but it was superbly acted and very powerful. Not an easy watch but very much enjoyed it. A very happy New Year to everyone too.
5	An outstanding film! A very moving story about life in 19th century Australian frontier-lands. The harshness of life, the violence towards women, the brutal treatment of the natives. And the courage of a strong woman, passionate in defence of her children. All set against the beautiful Australian landscape.
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5	Wonderful. Gripping.
5	Powerful. Intense. I just wanted to cry.
5	Gritty film but compulsive viewing.
4	Very violent. Didn't hang together very well. Wonderful scenery. Xxxx brilliant acting.
4	Quite gripping but slow in parts. Wonderful scenery.
4	It was very sad to witness injustice though in a movie.
4	Frighteningly credible.
4	Could have done with sub-titles! Good film although I could not always follow and had to have the ending explained to me!
4	Thought provoking - sadly not much improvement in women's rights.
4	Australian. Good film. Wilder than the wild west. Could have done with sub-titles at times. Enjoyed it.
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4	Very moving.
4	Tough place.
4	Excellent film. Any chance we could have some slightly more cheerful films?
4	Entertaining - good photography.
4	Amazing - bet it still happens. But a bit too much atmospherics!
4	Tough living in those times! Very emotional.
4	An old Australian tale - nothing changes.
4	Very moving. Always terrible to see man's violence towards fellow men, with hope always to end it.
4	Brutal & honest!
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3	Sad & miserable.
3	A bit slow but a powerful & thought provoking ending.
3	What an interesting film. How awful to be treated so badly. Very sad.
2	Very powerful but the violence against the main character and assault was too brutal. If I had been aware I would not have attended. Warnings in advance please, and something more uplifting in future. Too much abuse of women in cinema/TV/novels.