British police in 19th-century Australia capture two members of notorious outlaw family the Burns brothers, but the leader escapes. Middle sibling Charlie is offered a grim choice by the captain of the lawmen - track down and kill his older brother, or the youngest of them will be hanged. Western, starring Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, John Hurt and David Wenham, with a screenplay by singer Nick Cave.

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.