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The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson

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Leah Purcell wrote, directs and stars in this period Western about a determined mother protecting her children – a searing reimagining of Henry Lawson’s classic with an Indigenous female gaze.

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Director
Leah Purcell
Date Made
2020
Country
Australia
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