"Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows a series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, likely committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang."
I'm not sure if I really liked the movie or not. It's that weird. It's slow on moments and dull, but then you realize the script is smart and the characters have real depth to them. My biggest gripe is that the premise is slightly ludicrous - the captain of the wild and untamed Australian land makes the deal with the outlaw - he'll let go his younger brother if Charlie (Guy Pierce) kills their older brother. Of course, there're many surprises along the way, but it's still a little absurd.
Scenes of the wild and "yellow" land are great, accompanied by no-less-weird Nick Cave's soundtrack, who tested himself as a writer on this one. (Cave and director John Hillcoat would work on another project, the recent Lawless.)
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0421238/
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V-CW_SUos
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