The Proposition
“This land will be civilized.”
2005 · 1 h 44 min
John HillcoatCast
Ray Winstone 
Guy Pearce 
Emily Watson Richard Wilson 
Noah Taylor Jeremy Madrona
Credits
Written by: 
Nick Cave
Plot
In 1880s outback Australia, a lawman offers an outlaw a deadly deal: kill his own older brother to save his younger brother from hanging.
Sinekatalog’s take
A hot, brutal Australian western with a script by Nick Cave.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (58,460 votes)
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