aerdna14 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

But the people in the movie who are British weren't born in Australia. They were all imports - Morris Stanley and his wife were sent to Australia from England. The Burns brothers are from Ireland - although it's not stated how they got there. I know that's not what you meant. But I think that likely, the accent was influenced by the Aborgine one maybe. Who knows?

skankwan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this trailer is much better!

BiffTheMandible (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This trailer is much better then the second one.

jonaspv (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Im not kidding. Honestly, that story if made right would have made a great movie.

osullivan85 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ofschorchedpumpkins: I am not sure either, it probably has to do with the character's past, and as they are Irish, Connemara is a part of Galway (west Ireland) - just FYI if you didn't know.

gatjat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Film sounds a bit like my Dad's ancestors, two young male cousins from Kildare transported for life in the 1820s to NSW for stealing a horse. They were assigned to a navy lieutenant to settle his property [his reward for service to Lord Nelson at Trafalgar] in the Hunter Valley. "Good" cousin was pardoned and settled down. "Bad" cousin ran off with a gang of Irish bushrangers [outlaws]. He was later caught but acquitted. He went back to the bush, never to be heard of again.

manwithoutabody (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Would you prefer if everyone in 1800s Australia spoke like John Wayne?

ofschorchedpumpkins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

love this film,John Hurt was as ever increadible,i think theres a line in it were the youngest brother asks "what happened in connemara?" never quite got that.

Chubachus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i like the american trailer better tho

Chubachus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"what fresh hell is this"