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In the Australian Outback in the late 19th century, Captain Stanley captures fugitive brothers Charley and Mikey Burns at a scene of bloody rape and murder. Informing Charley that he must kill his older brother, Arthur, in order to be set free, Stanley drags Mikey to a decrepit jailhouse while he waits for Charley to carry out the deed.
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, David Wenham
Run time: 104 minutes
Release date: May 5, 2006
Rating: R for strong grisly violence, and for language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"Peckinpah would like The Proposition. More importantly, so would Clint Eastwood."
Austin American-Statesman: 4 of 5 stars
"Filled with dreadful beauty, the story is streamlined and pointed like myth, simple and fiercely direct."
The Palm Beach Post: B+
"The metaphorical — and meteorological — heat figure into the oppressive feel of this film, a tribute to the roots of this beautiful, but unruly land."
