# The Proposition (2005)

> In a merciless 1880s Australian frontier, a captured outlaw is forced to choose between killing his monstrous brother and losing the youngest member of his family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10034

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Western, Drama
- Director: John Hillcoat
- Cast: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, David Wenham, Richard Wilson, John Hurt, Noah Taylor
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421238/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, brooding, foreboding, serious film night, arthouse western night

## Synopsis

In the unforgiving Australian outback, a man's choice could save his family or doom them all.

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