‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton Deftly Reframes Painful Indigenous Australian Experience Through the Lens of Classic Western Archetypes

Deborah Mailman is the wounded heart of this loose sequel to 2017’s ‘Sweet Country,’ set on the 1930s colonial frontier a few years after the events of the earlier film.

The Hollywood Reporter

‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton’s ‘Sweet Country’ Follow-Up Is Just as Ravishingly Bleak

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'Wolfram' Review: Warwick Thonrton's Harrowing Western Follow-Up

Read IndieWire's review of Warwick Thornton's 'Wolfram,' a follow-up to 'Sweet Country.'

IndieWire

‘Wolfram’ Review: Tough but Tender-Hearted Colonial-Era Australian Western Tracks a Family’s Efforts to Reunite

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‘Wolfram’ Review: Tough but Tender-Hearted Colonial-Era Australian Western Tracks a Family’s Efforts to Reunite
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'Wolfram' Review: Tough but Tender-Hearted Australian Western

The latest feature from Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton, 'Wolfram' bows in competition at the Berlinale following a world premiere in Adelaide.

Variety

‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton’s Brutal Outback Western Is A Modern Australian Classic – Berlin Film Festival
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‘Wolfram’ Review: Warwick Thornton’s Brutal Outback Western Is A Modern Australian Classic – Berlin Film Festival

‘Wolfram’ review: Warwick Thornton’s brutal outback Western is a modern Australian classic – Berlin Film Festival

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“It’s Up to Us to Tell the Truth”: Warwick Thornton on Exploring Indigenous Trauma With Berlin-Premiering Outback Western ‘Wolfram’
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“It’s Up to Us to Tell the Truth”: Warwick Thornton on Exploring Indigenous Trauma With Berlin-Premiering Outback Western ‘Wolfram’

The Aboriginal filmmaker drew on his own family history to tell the story of Indigenous children forced into labor in Australia’s tungsten mines in the 1930s.

The Hollywood Reporter

Warwick Thornton’s Colonial Thriller ‘Wolfram: A Sequel to Sweet Country’ Boarded by Paradise City Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)
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Warwick Thornton’s 'Wolfram' Boarded by Paradise City Sales

Paradise City Sales has boarded Warwick Thornton’s 'Wolfram: A Sequel to Sweet Country' which follows his Venice and Toronto prizewinning movie.

Variety
Vertical Acquires Warwick Thornton’s ‘The New Boy’ Starring Cate Blanchett

'The New Boy's North American release date has been set by indie distributor Vertical, which has picked up rights.

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