The Proposition
The Proposition

The Proposition

This land will be civilized.

7.0(675 votes)
2005
1h 44m
Action
Adventure
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Western

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

Production

UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Autonomous, Pictures in Paradise, Jackie O Productions, Pacific Film and Television Commission, The Film Consortium, National Lottery

Cast

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Charlie Burns

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Captain Morris Stanley

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Arthur Burns

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Martha Stanley

David Wenham

David Wenham

Eden Fletcher

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

Mike Burns

John Hurt

John Hurt

Jellon Lamb

Noah Taylor

Noah Taylor

Brian O'Leary

Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan

Sergeant Lawrence

Jeremy Madrona

Jeremy Madrona

Asian Prostitute

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