Sweet Country

Set in 1929 in the harsh outback of Central Australia, Sweet Country tells a harrowing true story about an Aboriginal Australian stockman who kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the run from the law. The film is a slow-burner that exposes severe racism unapologetically, set against the backdrop of a divided society during the interwar period in Australia. It's a powerful exploration of personal morality, the effects of World War I on its white inhabitants, and the extreme racism and forced labour that existed at that time.