The Drover's Wife:
The Legend of Molly Johnson

The debut feature film from Leah Purcell, The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson is inspired by the Henry Lawson poem. A magnificent Australian feature film with striking scenery and superb performances.

Molly Johnson’s husband is away droving cattle, leaving her alone to care for their four children at their remote Snowy Mountains homestead. Despite being heavily pregnant, Molly keeps various threats, from nature and other people, at bay. But when Yadaka, an Aboriginal man on the run from white law enforcement, intrudes on the sanctuary she has carved out, the brutal hardships and secrets that have followed them both throughout their lives must be confronted.

“Powerhouse performance”The Guardian