Abstract
Set a century ago at the tail end of Australia’s frontier wars, Stephen Maxwell Johnson’s feature presents a narrative of massacre, resistance and revenge centred on the relationship between a morally conflicted white bounty hunter and a mission-raised Aboriginal tracker. Drawing heavily on its Arnhem Land locations and filled with striking imagery,
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4-11 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Metro |
Issue number | 207 |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Stephen Maxwell Johnson
- High Ground
- Frontier wars
- Australian frontier wars
- Aboriginal trackers
- Indigenous trackers
- Arnhem Land
- Yolngu Boy
- Berlin International Film Festival 2020