Western, a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the American West, usually in the period from the 1850s to the end of the 19th century. Though basically an American creation, the western had its counterparts in the gaucho literature of Argentina and in tales of the settlement of the Australian outback.

WHEN Warwick Thornton’s magnificent debut feature Samson and Delilah premiered in 2009, it announced the arrival of a significant Australian filmmaker.
Thornton had previously mostly worked in documentaries and it was clear from that thoughtful film his commitment to authentic experiences extended to his scripted features.

Indigenous Australian director Warwick Thornton talks being his own cinematographer on Sweet Country, shooting on Alexa and UV, and developing the film’s aesthetic.

Racial tension escalates to bushfire levels of danger and damage in Warwick Thornton's majestic Outback western.

EIGHT YEARS SINCE HIS INIMITABLE TALE OF YOUNG LOVE, SAMSON & DELILAH, TOOK ONE OF THE TOP PRIZES AT CANNES, WARWICK THORNTON HAS ONCE AGAIN ROUSED AUDIENCES THE WORLD OVER – THIS TIME, WITH A SPIN ON THE WESTERN CENTRING ON AN ABORIGINAL FUGITIVE COUPLE ESCAPING ILL-APPLIED JUSTICE AND THE WHITE COLONISTS HOT ON THEIR TRAIL. NICHOLAS GODFREY INVESTIGATES THE INFLUENCES, INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCES AND THEMES THAT INFUSE THIS FILM REPLETE WITH POLITICAL URGENCY.