THIS hard-boiled film is set in hot and dusty nineteenth century Australia, long before it became a friendly holiday destination. Instead it is a dangerous place, where men of bad repute roam freely across the outback
Enter Captain Stanley, played by Ray Winstone, who is determined to ‘civilise’ the land, one way or another.
After capturing dangerous outlaw Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) and his terrified younger brother Arthur (Richard Wilson), Stanley presents him with a rather unorthodox proposition.
If Charlie finds and kills his older brother Mike (Danny Huston), he will walk free with Arthur. If he fails or refuses, Arthur will be hanged.
Films to see before you die: The Proposition
May 14, 2008THIS hard-boiled film is set in hot and dusty nineteenth century Australia, long before it became a friendly holiday destination. Instead it is a dangerous place, where men of bad repute roam freely across the outback
Enter Captain Stanley, played by Ray Winstone, who is determined to ‘civilise’ the land, one way or another.
After capturing dangerous outlaw Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) and his terrified younger brother Arthur (Richard Wilson), Stanley presents him with a rather unorthodox proposition.
If Charlie finds and kills his older brother Mike (Danny Huston), he will walk free with Arthur. If he fails or refuses, Arthur will be hanged.
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