Episode 202: Sweet Country

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This week, Gavia and Morgan discuss Warwick Thornton's film Sweet Country, an Australian neo-Western examining colonialism and starring actors including Hamilton Morris, Sam Neill, and Bryan Brown. Topics include the film's engagement with the Western genre, its unflinching and intelligent depiction of racism, the role of women in the film, and more.

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Links

“Warwick Thornton, On Preserving Indigenous People’s History In The Brutal Aussie Western, ‘Sweet Country’,” Vince Mancini, Uproxx

“Warwick Thornton on Sweet Country: 'Australia is ready for films like this',” Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian

“Director Warwick Thornton on his TIFF Platform Prize Winner Sweet Country,” Alex Heeney, Seventh Row

“Sweet Country: Why 'beautiful' Sam Neill just had to be in Warwick Thornton's movie,” James Croot, Stuff