High Ground

High Ground

Australia's untold history

2021•1h 44m•6.3/10

ThrillerActionDramaWestern

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.3/10(80)

In a remote corner of the wild country, a bloody war rages. Travis is a bounty hunter with one last hope of redemption. Gutjuk is a young Indigenous man trying to save the last of his family. Together they embark on a manhunt, which unravels a secret that ultimately pits them against each other.

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Production

Screen Australia, Film Victoria, High Ground Pictures, Maxo, Savage Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Travis

Jacob Junior Nayinggul

Jacob Junior Nayinggul

Gutjuk

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Moran

Callan Mulvey

Callan Mulvey

Ambrose

Caren Pistorius

Caren Pistorius

Claire

Witiyana Marika

Witiyana Marika

Grandfather Dharrpa

Aaron Pedersen

Aaron Pedersen

Walter

Ryan Corr

Ryan Corr

Braddock

Esmerelda Marimowa

Gulwirri

Sean Mununggurr

Sean Mununggurr

Baywarra

David Field

David Field

Kurtz

Guruwuk Mununggurr

Young Gutjuk

Wakarra Gondarra

Ngungki

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