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Ride on Stranger (1979)

Ride on Stranger poster
Directed by
Carl Schultz
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from the country moves to Sydney in the 1930s. She finds work, makes friends, and navigates the social and economic hardships of the era.

periodwryobservationalslow-pacedearthymelancholicunsentimental

What happens

Ride on Stranger is a 1979 Australian mini series about a woman in the 1930s, based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Kylie Tennant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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