The legend of Molly Johnson / Samuel Goldwyn Films and Screen Australia present ; screenplay by Leah Purcell ; produced by Bain Stewart, David Jowsey, Angela Littlejohn, Greer Simpkin, and Leah Purcell ; directed by Leah Purcell.
Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw. Released as a motion picture in 2020 Based on the Henry Lawson short story Drover's wife. Full screen (1.33:1)
Summary:
"In the Snowy Mountains, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson is pushed to her limits. With the burden of a dark secret and intruders to her property, Molly does whatever it takes to protect her children"-- from container artwork. 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.
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