Film

The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

2022 · 1h 49m · Drama · Western · Thriller

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

79%

Metacritic

60

In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

Leah Purcell

Molly Johnson

Rob Collins

Yakada

Sam Reid

Nate Clintoff

Jessica De Gouw

Louisa

Malachi Dower-Roberts

Danny Johnson

Benedict Hardie

Trooper Spencer Leslie

Harry Greenwood

John MaPharlen

Nicholas Hope

Judge Eisenmangher

Maggie Dence

Mrs. Shirley McGuiness

Bruce Spence

Father McGuiness

Victoria Haralabidou

Elpida Savva

Nash Zammit-Harvey

Junior Joe Johnson

Jobe Zammit-Harvey

Henry James Johnson

Tammy Macintosh

Marti Murray

Magnolia Maymuru

Molly

Anthony Cogin

Robert Parsons

• Leah PurcellDirector · Screenplay
• Bain StewartProducer
• David JowseyProducer
• Angela LittlejohnProducer
• Greer SimpkinProducer
• Helen KirbyExecutive Producer
• Margaret KirbyExecutive Producer
• Andrew WarehamExecutive Producer
• Hamish BalnavesExecutive Producer
• Neil BalnavesExecutive Producer

Official US TrailerOfficial Trailer

Release date

May 5, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

MA15+

Genres

Drama, Western, Thriller