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Sprawling epic sees English toff and drover bond over cattle and kids.

An insightful family drama, about a young man who must deal with more than his fair share of troubles, like his autistic brother. Also, young love and being a new boy in school.

A kidnapper takes his payload cross country into the Aussie outback.

Trouble brews for a stranger in a town where car crashes seem to be a little too frequent.

The son of a white man and an Aboriginal woman is pushed to the limit by racism and spirals into violence.
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Harry Houdini falls for a gypsy 'psychic' in an Edinburgh-set period romance.

Four friends find out something - or someone - murderous lurks in the rain-slogged Australian bush.

Coming of age comedy drama Aussie style.

A grief-mad father tracks down the men responsible for his daughter’s death and discovers more about his daughter than a father should ever know.
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An intimate look at the coming-of-age ceremony and way of life of the Dhuruputjpi Aboriginal community.

A family are haunted by their daughter's death.

Getting back to nature for a sophisticated Sydney couple upsets the animals.
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Six men, each with heavy emotional baggage, meet once a week to talk, with unexpected consequences.

Documentary charting a key moment in Aussie cinema.

AFI-winning documentary about a youth refuge in inner-city Sydney.
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Black comedy about the ugly side of showbiz.

Three sailors face up to their future and their past on an eventful night out in Sydney.

An Afghan refugee hides out on an isolated farm in Australia.

Filming sensations Mathieu Amalric on Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar and the sounds and colours of Barbara
Character arc Seth A Smith on filming with a two-year-old and bringing marbling to life in The Crescent
Keeping up appearances Marcello Martinessi on cultural conservatism and filmmaking honesty in The Heiresses
A different space Kelly Macdonald on working with Marc Turtletaub on Puzzle
Out of the past Susanna Nicchiarelli on Trine Dyrholm and the costume design in Nico, 1988
The iconic man Jonathan Baker on Becoming Iconic and Inconceivable
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