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Brumby Innes (1973)

Brumby Innes poster
Directed by
John Smythe
Genre
drama film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Australia, a harsh rancher dominates the land and the people around him. The story follows his interactions with Indigenous women and a woman from the city who arrives at his property.

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What happens

Brumby Innes is a play by Katharine Susannah Prichard, written in the 1920s but not performed professionally until 1972. A TV film adaptation was broadcast in 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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