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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.
Theatrical
Jun 9, 2006
Box Office
$5.0M
Budget
$2.0M
Return
2.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 19, 2006
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1
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UK Film Council, Surefire Film Productions, Autonomous, Pictures in Paradise, Jackie O Productions, Pacific Film and Television Commission, The Film Consortium, National Lottery
Quotes
See all →Confrontation and Control in The Proposition
Jellon Lamb
Good boy! Nice and tight, eh? Right. Up we get. Oh, no, I wouldn't try that if I were you. Ligatures and knots are one of my many talents. Right. And it appears that you are singularly bereft of any talents whatsoever, Mr. Burns. To be speared by a savage? How extraordinarily quaint. Easy, Mr. Burns. I was drunk. You only got me because I was drunk. Well, I'm not drunk now. I'm on the job now. Not a bad day's work, either. For what is an Irishman, but a nigger turned inside out? Now, we're gonna sit down on this log. Nice and easy, Mr. Burns. There.
[capturing Charlie Burns; Charlie struggles]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Moral Dilemma of Family Loyalty
Captain Stanley
Now, suppose I told you there was a way to save your little brother Mikey from the noose. Suppose I gave you a horse and a gun. Suppose, Mr. Burns, I was to give both you and your young brother Mikey, here, a pardon. Suppose I said that I could give you the chance to expunge the guilt beneath which you so clearly labor. Suppose I gave you till Christmas. Now, suppose you tell me what it is I want from you.
Charlie Burns
You want me to kill me brother.
Captain Stanley
I want you to kill your brother.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Guy Pearce
Charlie Burns
R
Ray Winstone
Captain Morris Stanley
Danny Huston
Arthur Burns
E
Emily Watson
Martha Stanley
D
David Wenham
Eden Fletcher
R
Richard Wilson
Mike Burns
J
John Hurt
Jellon Lamb
N
Noah Taylor
Brian O'Leary
R
Robert Morgan
Sergeant Lawrence
M
Mick Roughan
Mad Jack Bradshaw
D
David Gulpilil
Jacko
B
Bryan Probets
Officer Dunn
O
Oliver Ackland
Patrick Hopkins
D
David Vallon
Tom Cox
G
Gary Waddell
Officer Davenport
I
Iain Gardiner
Officer Matthews
B
Bogdan Koca
Paul Broussard
S
Sue Dwyer
Mrs. Broussard
B
Boris Brkic
Officer Halloway
L
Leah Purcell
Queenie
