Transmission Films has premiered the first trailer from Australian director Warwick Thornton’s latest film Sweet Country following its very warm reception at its world premiere during the Venice Film Festival.
The film is set in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1929 and follows an indigenous stockman turned fugitive (newcomer Hamilton Morris) after he kills a white station owner (Ewan Leslie) to protect a young boy. Sam Neil and Bryan Brown also star.
The film plays today, Friday, at the Toronto Film Festival and opens in Australian cinemas on October 17th.
A U.S. release date has not been set yet.