The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

Category: Movies •

Genre: Drama • Western • Thriller •

Rating: 2

Director: Leah Purcell,

Writer: Leah Purcell (Screenplay),

Cast: Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw, Harry Greenwood, Victoria Haralabidou, Nicholas Hope, Nash Zammit-Harvey, Jobe Zammit-Harvey, Craig Bourke, Tammy Macintosh, Sam Reid, Keith Stribling, Ed Wightman, Luke Owen, Eryk Nielsen, Roberto Malacara, Felicity Jurd, Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, David Paulsen, Aaron Pearce, Benedict Hardie, Sean Lynch,

Language: en

Country: Australia

Release Date: May 5, 2022

Plot: In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.