The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022)
May 5, 2022
Drama, Western, Thriller
1h 49m


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.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Leah Purcell
- Molly Johnson Leah Purcell
- Yakada Rob Collins
- Nate Clintoff Sam Reid
- Louisa Jessica De Gouw
- Trooper Spencer Leslie Benedict Hardie
- John MaPharlen Harry Greenwood
- Judge Eisenmangher Nicholas Hope
- Mrs. Shirley McGuiness Maggie Dence