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65% Critic Match
Sunday Too Far Away
“Friday night he's too tired; Saturday night too drunk; Sunday, too far away.”
6.5 / 10• 1975• 1h 33m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
Cast & Crew
Jack Thompson
Foley
Lead
Max Cullen
Tim King
Reg Lye
Old Garth
Robert Bruning
Tom
Peter Cummins
Arthur Black
John Ewart
Ugly
JT
Jerry Thomas
Basher
Sean Scully
Beresford
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Hannam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sunday Too Far Away is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
