Australia

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-11-26
Synopsis

A romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia prior to World War II, AUSTRALIA centers on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Jackman) to drive 2000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. With his new film, Luhrmann is painting on a vast canvas, creating a cinematic experience that brings together romance, drama, adventure and spectacle.

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Reviews

Wyrmwood (Movie Review)

PLOT: When an all-out zombie apocalypse ravages the land down under, a laconic mechanic named Barry (Jay Gallagher) must rescue his sister Brooke (Bianca Bradey) before she's subjected to heinous medical experiments by her mysterious captors. REVIEW: A half-decade after...
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Review: Tracks (TIFF 2013)

PLOT: The true story of Australian adventurer Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska) who, in 1977, set off on a nine-month journey across the Outback with nothing but a team of camels and her dog for company. REVIEW: TRACKS is a major...

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