Australia
2008
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.
Director:
Baz Luhrmann
Writers:
Stuart Beattie, Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 37 nominations total
Production:
Baz Luhrmann
Country:
United Kingdom, Australia, United States
