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Wolfram

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Set some five years after Sweet Country, Wolfram continues our frontier story. After meeting child miners Max and Kid, Philomac decides they should escape their white masters' brutality by running away into desert country.

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Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) May 20
3.5/5
An affecting, personal story, a wonderful visual tapestry, and a better understanding of this country we all call home. Go to Full Review Nikki Gemmell The Australian May 4
4.5/5
An uncomfortable, powerful watch. Cementing Warwick Thornton’s status as one of our foremost directors. A master storyteller. Go to Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian Apr 29
3/5
Thornton, a rare director who is also his own cinematographer, knows how to conjure the thick, arid stink of a meat pie western. He delivers a film of rough-hewn, harsh beauty, as if it’s been dropped in the dust and stomped on. Go to Full Review Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About May 18
A tough and unpleasant story that somehow manages to end with a message of hope. Whether or not that hope is a cinematic invention, it’s what turns Wolfram from a catalogue of suffering into an inspiring survival story. Go to Full Review David Griffiths Subculture Entertainment May 14
4.5/5
Once again Warwick Thornton has delivered sheer brilliance. Brilliant acting, beautiful to look at and tells an important story that all Australian should see. Go to Full Review Jane Freebury Jane Freebury May 5
4/5
A tender story of family reunion informs this outback western in which the power of place on red earth under wide, azure sky sweeps everything before it Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Warwick Thornton

Director

Deborah Mailman

Actor

Erroll Shand

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Joe Bird

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Thomas Wright

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Matt Nable

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set some five years after Sweet Country, Wolfram continues our frontier story. After meeting child miners Max and Kid, Philomac decides they should escape their white masters' brutality by running away into desert country.
Director
Warwick Thornton
Producer
Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey
Screenwriter
Steven McGregor, David Tranter
Production Co
Bunya Productions
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Western
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m