Dirt Music (film)
Film based on an Australian novel
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Dirt Music is a 2019 romantic drama film directed by Gregor Jordan, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by award-winning Australian author Tim Winton. It stars Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, and David Wenham.
- Finola Dwyer
- Amanda Posey
- Angie Fielder
- Polly Staniford
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| Directed by | Gregor Jordan |
| Screenplay by | Jack Thorne |
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| Cinematography | Sam Chiplin |
| Edited by | Pia Di Ciaula |
| Music by | Craig Armstrong |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures International Focus Features[1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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| Box office | $483,445[2] |
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2019.[3] It was released in Australia on 8 October 2020 by Universal Pictures.[4]
Premise
A poacher is chased through the Australian outback after his affair with a woman is discovered.
Cast
- Garrett Hedlund as Luther Fox
- Kelly Macdonald as Georgie Jutland
- David Wenham as Jim Buckridge
- Julia Stone as Sal
- Ava Caryofyllis as Bird
- Aaron Pedersen as Beaver
- Chris Haywood as Warwick
- George Mason as Darkie
- Daniel Wyllie as Rusty
- Syd Brisbane as Chugger
Production
It was announced in August 2018 that Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald were cast to star in the adaptation of Tim Winton's novel.[5] In October, the supporting cast, including David Wenham, was added, with filming beginning in Kimberley, Western Australia, and would also film in Perth and Esperance.[1]
Reception
Dirt Music received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 27% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "As beautifully filmed as it is emotionally hollow, Dirt Music goes digging for romance but only buries the audience in mounds of melodrama."[6] Film reviewer, Luke Buckmaster, referred to it as an "only intermittently engaging film".[7]