Studio: First Look Pictures
Starring: David Wenham, Emily Watson, Guy Pearce, John Hurt, Ray Winstone
Directed By: John Hillcoat
Written By: Nick Cave
Produced By: Chris Auty, Michael Hamlyn, Sara Giles
Rated: R
In Theaters: 2006-05-05
Genre: Art/Foreign, Drama, Western
Plot:
Australian director John Hillcoat and singer Nick Cave reconvene for 2006's THE PROPOSITION, with Cave penning the screenplay and providing a soundtrack written with Dirty Three member Warren Ellis. Cave's 19th-century tale begins with the proposition of the title, as Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures fugitive brothers Charley (Guy Pearce) and Mikey Burns (Richard Wilson) at a scene of bloody rape and murder. Informing Charley that he must kill his older brother, Arthur (Danny Huston), in order to be set free, Stanley drags Mikey to a decrepit jailhouse while he waits for Charley to carry out the deed.