The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson review – one-woman outback western

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A lone bushwoman holds her own as Leah Purcell breathes new life into an old Australian classic

Leah Purcell as Molly Johnson.Last modified on Sun 15 May 2022 12.13 BSTadapted , directed and stars in this solid outback western. The handsome photography is a stark contrast to the grim realities of the hard-scrabble lives eked out in this unforgiving land.

The film tackles issues of race, sexual violence and the low-level simmering cruelty that is a fact of life for those hardy individuals who make a life in the bush in the late 19th century. And there are few more resilient than Molly Johnson , heavily pregnant, with a gaggle of kids at her heel and a shotgun ready to train on anyone who comes too close to her shack.

 

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