The Proposition (2005)
October 6, 2005
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Western
1h 44m


This land will be civilized.
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- John Hillcoat
- Charlie Burns Guy Pearce
- Captain Morris Stanley Ray Winstone
- Arthur Burns Danny Huston
- Martha Stanley Emily Watson
- Eden Fletcher David Wenham
- Mike Burns Richard Wilson
- Jellon Lamb John Hurt
- Brian O'Leary Noah Taylor
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Keywords
- australia
- bounty hunter
- psychopath
- gallows
- outlaw
- misanthrophy
- decapitation
- gang
- shootout
- sadist
- brutality
- hideout
- retribution
- flogging
- whipping
- sunset
- australian outback
- christmas
- 19th century
- aborigine
- savagery
- australian western