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The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson, or simply The Drover's Wife, is a 2021 Australian revisionist Western film directed, written, and co-produced by Leah Purcell in her feature directorial debut.
The Legend of Molly Johnson: Directed by Leah Purcell. With Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Sam Reid, Jessica De Gouw. A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
A 2022 Australian film about a pregnant woman and an Aboriginal fugitive in 1893. The film explores themes of feminism, anti-racism and myth-making, but has mixed reviews from critics.
Aug 19, 2022 · A film adaptation of Henry Lawson's short story The Drover's Wife, with Leah Purcell as Molly, a resilient woman in the Australian outback. The film explores themes of colonialism, gender, race, and injustice in a Western-style setting.
"The Legend Of Molly Johnson" is in theaters and on digital August 19th!1893, the Australian Outback. The area is rough, the people hard-nosed, the law rathe...
May 2, 2022 · Leah Purcell reimagines Henry Lawson's short story as a film about a pregnant woman protecting her family in the Snowy Mountains. The film explores racism, frontier violence and gender violence, and features an Aboriginal hero.
Aug 18, 2022 · In the western drama, “The Legend of Molly Johnson,” the actress Leah Purcell directs and stars as the title character, a pregnant mother in the developing Australian town of Everton.