# Australie (2008)

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**Original title**: *Australia*
**Runtime**: 165 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Baz Luhrmann
**Written by**: Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood, Stuart Beattie
**Starring**: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, David Gulpilil

> *Welcome to Australia!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Northern Australia, pre-war, a cattle station's dusty gates. 
A reluctant aristocrat and a rugged stock-man drive 2000 head of cattle across the outback. 
Luhrmann stages romance against war's backdrop.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, epic, tender

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.6/10 (132196 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 53% · Metacritic 53/100

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