THU 4 FEB
Coming Soon to
Town Hall Cinemas
105 mins |
Rated
TBC (Violence, sexual violence, offensive language & nudity)
Directed by Stephen Johnson
Starring Caren Pistorius, Ryan Corr, Jack Thompson, Simon Baker, Callan Mulvey
Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, HIGH GROUND chronicles young Aboriginal man Gutjuk, who in a bid to save the last of his family teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara—the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, who is also his uncle. As Travis and Gutjuk journey through the outback they begin to earn each other’s trust, but when the truths of Travis’ past actions are suddenly revealed, it is he who becomes the hunted.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
"High Ground mesmerizes and impresses with the way it mixes conflict and culture, time and place, character and action, to present a work that is both a propulsive thriller and a kind of tone poem meditation on the often fraught relationship between Settler and Indigenous culture both then and now." Travis Johnson.
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Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, HIGH GROUND chronicles young Aboriginal man Gutjuk, who in a bid to save the last of his family teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara—the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, who is also his uncle. As Travis and Gutjuk journey through the outback they begin to earn each other’s trust, but when the truths of Travis’ past actions are suddenly revealed, it is he who becomes the hunted.
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
"High Ground mesmerizes and impresses with the way it mixes conflict and culture, time and place, character and action, to present a work that is both a propulsive thriller and a kind of tone poem meditation on the often fraught relationship between Settler and Indigenous culture both then and now." Travis Johnson.