| Record Number |
879772 |
| Title |
The drover's wife [videorecording]: the legend of Molly Johnson. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Australia] : Roadshow Entertainment, [2022] |
| ©2020. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Contents note |
A re-imagining of Henry Lawson's classic Australian short story. |
| Creation Note |
Written and directed by Leah Purcell. |
| Performer note |
Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid. |
| Summary Note |
Molly Johnson's husband is away droving cattle, leaving her alone to care for their four children at their remote Snowy Mountains homestead. Despite being heavily pregnant, Molly keeps various threats, from nature and other people, at bay. But when Yadaka, an Aboriginal man on the run from white law enforcement, intrudes on the sanctuary she has carved out, the brutal hardships and secrets that have followed them both throughout their lives must be confronted. |
| Target audience note |
Rated: MA15+ |
| Language note |
In English. English Captions. English Audio Description. |
| Subject |
Drovers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Women pioneers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Mothers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Men, Aboriginal Australian -- Drama |
| Homesteads -- New South Wales -- Snowy Mountains -- Drama |
| Snowy Mountains (N.S.W.) -- Drama |
| Feature films. |
| Historical films. |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Added Author |
Purcell, Leah actor,
screenwriter,
director. |
| Collins, Rob, 1979- actor. |
| Lawson, Henry, 1867-1922 author. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F DROV |
