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In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

Status: Released
Released Date: 2022-05-05
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Leah Purcell
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Western, Thriller
Original title: The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
Production Companies: Bunya Productions, oombarra productions
Production Countries: Australia

Leah Purcell

Rob Collins

Sam Reid

Jessica De Gouw

Malachi Dower-Roberts

Benedict Hardie

Harry Greenwood

Nicholas Hope

Maggie Dence

Bruce Spence

Victoria Haralabidou

Nash Zammit-Harvey

Jobe Zammit-Harvey

Tammy Macintosh