The Proposition (2005)

7.0/10 104 min Western

Overview

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

Guy Pearce

Charlie Burns

Ray Winstone

Captain Morris Stanley

Danny Huston

Arthur Burns

Emily Watson

Martha Stanley

David Wenham

Eden Fletcher

Richard Wilson

Mike Burns

John Hurt

Jellon Lamb

Noah Taylor

Brian O'Leary

Robert Morgan

Sergeant Lawrence

Mick Roughan

Mad Jack Bradshaw

David Gulpilil

Jacko

Bryan Probets

Officer Dunn

Oliver Ackland

Patrick Hopkins

David Vallon

Tom Cox

Gary Waddell

Officer Davenport

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