Wolfram: Australian Outback's Hidden Past

0:00It's April 20th. You're listening to Adelaide News today, AI-powered local news. Work Thornton's new film, Wolfram, dives deep into the brutal 1930s Australian Outback, spotlighting two young Aboriginal kids forced. And it's a hard labor, at a tungsten mine, under a tough overseer. Amid the violence and exploitation, flickers of hope cut through, inspired by real events from the Northern Territories' Hatches Creek. At five years after his hit, Sweet Country in the same rugged country, the story follows the kid's desperate situation as their mother teams up with A. Chinese prospector to track them down, leaving signs along the way. Meanwhile, shady visitors stir trouble at a nearby cattle station run by locals relying on Aboriginal workers. This hits close to home, drawing from screenwriter David Tranter's Aliyawara family history of child labor there, plus Thornton's own. Great grandmother and her daughters who toiled at the mine. It's a raw slice of overlooked Australian past that demands attention.

1:01Thornton directs and shoots at himself, nailing the scorching heat, buzzing flies, and sweat soaked tension so vividly you feel it. Stand out turns from Errol Shan as a menacing thug, Thomas right on the station, and the young stars Hazel Jackson, Eli Hart, and Padrea Jackson, carry the weight beautifully. Catch wool from nationally from April 30th, but don't miss the advance preview this Sunday, April 26th, at Palace Nova Cinemas, East and Dawn, Rundle Street, with a live Q&A from Thornton himself.