---
title: 'Sweet Country (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Warwick Thornton'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweet-country-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6958212/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sweet Country (2017)

2017 · R · 110 min · Drama, Western · Australia


## Synopsis

Sweet Country is a 2017 Australian revisionist Western drama film, directed by Warwick Thornton. Set in 1929 in the sparsely populated outback of Central Australia and based on a series of true events, it tells a harsh story against the backdrop of a divided society during the interwar period in Australia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Warwick Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/warwick-thornton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Warwick Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/warwick-thornton)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-mcgregor)

## Cast

- [Thomas M. Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-m-wright)
- [Matt Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-day)
- [Natassia Gorey-Furber](https://cinepixo.com/people/natassia-gorey-furber)
- [Hamilton Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamilton-morris)
- [Sam Neill](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-neill)
- [Bryan Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-brown)
- [Ewen Leslie](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewen-leslie)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweet-country-2017
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