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The Proposition   2005         R, 104 min. Genre: Western / Drama Director: John Hillcoat   Cast: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Richard(2) Wilson, Emily Watson, John Hurt, David Wenham, Noah Taylor, David Gulpilil, Leah Purcell, Garry Waddell, Boris Brkic, Jeremy Madrona, Jae Mamuyac, Mick Roughan   The Australian frontier in the late 1800s is not unlike the American Old West, and Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) has been brought in from England to help in the taming process. This film centers around the Burns brothers, a notorious gang who have raped and pillaged throughout the territory. When two of them, Charlie (Guy Pearce) and young Mike (Richard Wilson), are captured after killing a family, Stanley has a proposition for Charlie: find and kill the older brother and gang leader, Arthur (Danny Huston), and gain pardons for him and Mike. But, he must do it within nine days or Mike will be hanged on Christmas day. Cast Guy Pearce Charlie Burns Ray Winstone Captain Stanley Danny Huston Arthur Burns Richard(2) Wilson Mike Burns Emily Watson Martha Stanley John Hurt Jellon Lamb David Wenham Eden Fletcher Noah Taylor Brian O`Leary David Gulpilil Jacko Leah Purcell Queenie Garry Waddell Officer Davenport Boris Brkic Officer Holloway Jeremy Madrona Asian Prostitute Jae Mamuyac Asian Prostitute Mick Roughan Mad Jack Bradshaw