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The Legend of Molly Johnson
Directed by
Leah Purcell
NR
2022
1h 48m
Drama
,
Western
,
and more
6.4
79%
72%
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A lonely bushwoman struggles to raise her children and run the family farm while her husband is away.
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Cast of The Legend of Molly Johnson
Leah Purcell
Molly Johnson / Director / Writer
Rob Collins
Yakada
Sam Reid
Nate Clintoff
Jessica De Gouw
Louisa
Malachi Dower-Roberts
Danny Johnson
Benedict Hardie
Trooper Spencer Leslie
Harry Greenwood
John MaPharlen
Nicholas Hope
Judge Eisenmangher
Maggie Dence
Mrs. Shirley McGuiness
Bruce Spence
Father McGuiness
Victoria Haralabidou
Elpida Savva
Nash Zammit-Harvey
Junior Joe Johnson
Jobe Zammit-Harvey
Henry James Johnson
Tammy Macintosh
Marti Murray
Magnolia Maymuru
Molly
Anthony Cogin
Robert Parsons
Sinsa Jo Mansell
Black Mary
Matt Klarie
Joe Johnson
Sean Lynch
Jonathan Edwards
Craig Bourke
The Hangman
Keith Stribling
Hawker
Ed Wightman
Gentleman 1
Andrew Legg
Danny (adult)
Luke Owen
Strongman
Eryk Nielsen
Trooper
Felicity Jurd
Lady 1
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger
Wealthy Landowner
David Paulsen
Stockman 1
Aaron Pearce
Stockman 2
Roberto Malacara
Gregg Arthur
Wealthy Landowner
Nicole Dade
Writer
Bain Stewart
Producer
Angela Littlejohn
Producer
David Jowsey
Producer
Greer Simpkin
Producer
The Legend of Molly Johnson Ratings & Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Nell Minow
Purcell has taken Lawson's character and given her a name, a history, and a story worthy of the word 'legend.'
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
Purcell [gives] a heartrending lead performance, playing a woman whose iron will may not be able to withstand the mob's prejudices.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[S]ome narrative and filmmaking choices on Purcell's part become too much of a distraction from the movie's central point.
The Saturday Evening Post
Bill Newcott
I'm frankly a little ticked off at the good people in Australia, who have apparently for decades been keeping the astonishingly talented actor/director/writer Leah Purcell all to themselves.
AWFJ.org
Sherin Nicole
The weighty and sparingly shot, Legend of Molly Johnson is not so much an ode but a lamentation, part thriller, part commentary, and harsh to its bones... This one is going to hurt but don't flinch because no part of it should be missed.
AWFJ.org
Susan Wloszczyna
[Leah Purcell] delivers a mesmerizing and memorable turn on screen as she takes on such issues as women's rights, racism and the brutal disease of colonial rule in the late 19th century.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
It's an earnest film, one that glows with pride at Aboriginal resilience. But the impression it leaves is didactic, a saints and demons fable that meanders to foregone conclusions.
The Film Stage
Jared Mobarak
Purcell and Collins are unfortunately made to suffer for their trouble, their performances a moving tribute to the sacrifices so many have made for their people to live on with the promise of more.
Paste Magazine
Natalia Keogan
Purcell expands upon the tragic titular character's backstory, providing her protagonist with a feminist backbone, a pronounced connection to Aboriginal culture and, most vitally, a name.
City AM
Victoria Luxford
The Drover's Wife is not subtle, but it feels like an important work as society views history with a wider lens. Purcell is a director with something to say, and that's always worth turning up for.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
It's her muscular central performance that drives the narrative forward. Adding a disrupter to a traditionally male dominated area.
Film Inquiry
Alex Lines
The final product is a melodramatically overwrought and narratively undercooked tragedy that episodically lumbers between an array of impassive characters.
In Review Online
Daniel Gorman
Purcell is monumental in the lead role, and her vision of a racist, unjust society is still disturbingly relevant in what is a bold, uncompromising work.
Variety
Joe Leydon
An exceptionally compelling Outback Western.
Pajiba
Roxana Hadadi
A wholly confident, expectedly brutal appraisal of Australia's colonialist history, with a strong ensemble led by Indigenous Australian filmmaker Leah Purcell.
Critic's Notebook
Sarah Manvel
An unwavering focus on Molly's story in addition to the beautiful sights and emotional sounds would have made this film a great one.
IndieWire
Kate Erbland
Purcell, as star, stays resolute to the last, but as filmmaker, her sharp ideas are dulled into something that barely leaves a mark.
Austin Chronicle
Lina Fisher
Thematic undercurrents of sexism and racism come to the surface as the parallels between Molly's life and the injustices of our modern world become apparent, no doubt informed by Purcell's own experience.
AWFJ.org
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
Purcell - not just a woman, but an Indigenous Australian woman - took this story and turned it into something so uniquely her own
The Hollywood Reporter
David Rooney
The engrossing thriller is admirably ambitious but choppy, at times eluding the director's grasp.
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