The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022)

5.9/10 • 109 min • Drama Western Thriller

Overview

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.

Cast

Leah Purcell

Rob Collins

Sam Reid

Jessica De Gouw

Benedict Hardie

Trooper Spencer Leslie

Harry Greenwood

Nicholas Hope

Judge Eisenmangher

Maggie Dence

Mrs. Shirley McGuiness

Bruce Spence

Father McGuiness

Victoria Haralabidou

Tammy Macintosh

Magnolia Maymuru

Molly

Sean Lynch

Jonathan Edwards

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