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Gunslingers, outlaws, ne'er-do-wells and scallywags abound
in many a western, but few come as psychotic and devilish
as the semi-mythic Arthur Burns who haunts the most savage
corners of Australia's outback in this violent, graphic
and grisly tale of brotherly loyalty and responsibility.
When Arthur's younger siblings are caught by the authorities
a bargain is struck: in order to save the youngest from
the noose Charlie Burns (Guy Pierce) must hunt and kill
Arthur, the eldest of the three and by far the most sadistic
and brutal.
Bleak and unflinching this superbly acted revisionist western
puts bullets back into the
six- shooter genre.
"A near-masterpiece
of mood and menace, and one that deserves to be seen on
the largest screen possible" - TY BURR, BOSTON GLOBE
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