The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

In 1893, heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country. One day, she finds a shackled Aboriginal fugitive named Yakada wounded on her property. As an unlikely bond begins to form between them he reveals secrets about her true identity. Realizing Molly’s husband is actually missing, new town lawman Nate Clintoff starts being suspicious and sends his constable to investigate.

Director: Joshua Watkins, Leah Purcell, Richard McGrath, Xander Collier

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western

Cast: Aaron Pearce, Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, Benedict Hardie, Craig Bourke, David Paulsen, Ed Wightman, Eryk Nielsen, Felicity Jurd, Harry Greenwood, Jessica De Gouw, Jobe Zammit-Harvey, Keith Stribling