THE PROPOSITION
synopsis
Set in the 1880s, The Proposition opens in the middle of a frenzied gunfight between the police and a gang of outlaws. Charlie Burns and his brother Mikey are captured by Captain Stanley. Together with their psychopathic brother Arthur, they are wanted for a brutal crime. Stanley makes Charlie a seemingly impossible proposition in an attempt to bring an end to the cycle of bloody violence.
| international title: | The Proposition |
| original title: | The Proposition |
| country: | United Kingdom, Australia |
| sales agent: | The Works International |
| year: | 2005 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | John Hillcoat |
| film run: | 104' |
| release date: | UK 10/03/2006, FR 16/12/2009 |
| screenplay: | Nick Cave |
| cast: | Guy Pearce, Emily Watson, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Danny Huston, David Wenham |
| cinematography by: | Benoît Delhomme |
| film editing: | Jon Gregory |
| costumes designer: | Margot Wilson |
| music: | Nick Cave, Warren Ellis |
| production: | Autonomous (UK), Jackie O Productions, Pictures in Paradise Pty. Ltd., Surefire Film Productions LLP (UK) |
| distributor: | Tartan Distribution, Sony Pictures (AU) A Film (NL), Lusomundo (PT), Triangel Film (SE), Greenlight (IS), Hollywood Classics (HU/CZ), New Film (RO) |
