The Proposition
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Short description
Set in the Australian outback during the 1880s, The Proposition follows Charlie Burns, a member of an outlaw family blamed for the rape and murder of a woman. Charlie and his younger brother Mikey fall into the hands of Captain Stanley, who offers Charlie a bargain: to spare Mikey from the gallows, Charlie must track down and kill Arthur, the eldest brother and leader of the gang, before Christmas. Charlie's search takes him into harsh, sparsely settled country, where the choice between his brothers grows increasingly difficult.
John Hillcoat directed the film from a screenplay by Nick Cave. It was Hillcoat's first feature, and his later work includes The Road, Lawless and Triple 9. Guy Pearce plays Charlie, with Ray Winstone as Captain Stanley, Danny Huston as Arthur, Emily Watson as Martha Stanley, David Wenham as Eden Fletcher and Richard Wilson as Mikey.
Produced in Australia and the United Kingdom on a budget of about two million dollars, the film took roughly five million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7.3 from around 58,000 votes, and on TMDB a rating of 7 from about 743 votes. A critics' rating of 7.4 from 131 reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- Nick Cave wrote the screenplay for this film in just three weeks.
- All of the costumes used in the film are handmade (for greater authenticity). Even the buttons were created by hand.
- All the weapons in the film are replicas of weapons from the corresponding historical period. Each item was handmade by the renowned armorer Buck Merry, and the weapons were delivered to the set by train.
- Director John Hillcoat specifically studied the historical period in which the film takes place, and he involved the rest of the project participants in this endeavor. According to Richard Wilson, who played Mike, he was provided with, among other things, videotapes of films and DVD discs. The materials he reviewed covered the history of Australia and the My Lai Massacre (a war crime committed by US soldiers in the My Lai village community in South Vietnam, which became known in 1969 during the Vietnam War). The director wanted the actor to understand how people become capable of killing without the slightest regret.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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