Sweet Country
- Year of completion
- 2017
- Content type
- Narrative Content
- Format
- Feature
- Genre
- Crime/Law & Order, Thriller, Western
- Duration
- 113 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
Cast and Crew
Director
Warwick ThorntonExecutive Producer
Craig Deeker, Trevor Kennedy, Scott Anderson, Oliver Lawrance, Richard Payten, Andrew Mackie, Christina KennedyProduction Designer
Tony CroninEditor
Nick MeyersComposer
Damien LaneCast
Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris, Ewen Leslie, Thomas M Wright, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Gibson John, Anni Finsterer, Matt DayScreen Australia Supported
Development
Production
Marketing
Awards
2017 — Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Best Feature Film
2017 — Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Achievement in Cinematography - Warwick Thornton & Dylan River
2017 — Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Best Screenplay - David Tranter, Steven McGregor
2018 — AWGIE Awards – Feature Film - Original
2019 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd – Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M or over) - Warwick Thornton
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Original Screenplay
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Cinematography
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Editing
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Film Presented by Foxtel
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Direction
2018 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Lead Actor - Hamilton Morris
2017 — Toronto International Film Festival – Platform Prize
2017 — Venice International Film Festival – Special Jury Prize
2017 — BFI London Film Festival – Official Competition
2018 — The Sydney Film Festival – The Sydney-UNESCO City of Film Award - Warwick Thornton
2017 — Adelaide Film Festival – Audience Award - Best Feature Fiction
Screenings
Sales
Australian Sales
Transmission Films Pty LimitedInternational Sales
Memento Films InternationalProduction Company
Bunya Productions Pty LtdSweet Country Films Pty Ltd