Dirt Music (film)

Dirt Music is a 2020 romantic drama film directed by Gregor Jordan, based on the novel of the same name by Tim Winton.

Dirt Music
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byGregor Jordan
Produced byFinola Dwyer
Amanda Posey
Angie Fielder
Polly Staniford
Screenplay byJack Thorne
Based onDirt Music
by Tim Winton
StarringGarrett Hedlund
Kelly Macdonald
David Wenham
Music byCraig Armstrong
CinematographySam Chiplin
Edited byPia Di Ciaula
Production
companies
Aquarius Films
Cornerstone Pictures
Film4
ScreenWest
Wildgaze Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • 11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) (TIFF)[1]
CountryAustralia
United Kingdom
Box office$483,445[2]

Premise

A poacher is chased through the Australian outback after his affair with a woman is discovered.

Cast
Actor Character
Garrett HedlundLuther Fox
Kelly MacdonaldGeorgie Jutland
David WenhamJim Buckridge
Julia StoneSal
Ava CaryofyllisBird
Aaron PedersenBeaver
Chris HaywoodWarwick
George MasonDarkie
Daniel WyllieRusty

Production

It was announced in August 2018 that Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald were cast to star in the adaptation of Tim Winton's novel.[3] In October, the supporting cast, including David Wenham, was added, with filming beginning in Kimberley, Western Australia, and will also film in Perth and Esperance.[4]

Reception

Dirt Music received generally negative reviews from critics. As of August 2020, 28% of the 32 reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 4.69/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "As beautifully filmed as it is emotionally hollow, Dirt Music goes digging for romance but only buries the audience in mounds of melodrama."[5]

References
  1. https://www.tiff.net/events/dirt-music
  2. The Numbers
  3. Garrett Hedlund & Kelly Macdonald Line Up For Awaited Drama ‘Dirt Music’ From ‘Brooklyn’ & ‘Lion’ Producers
  4. ‘Dirt Music’ Under Way; David Wenham, Cornerstone, Focus Join Kelly Macdonald-Garrett Hedlund Pic
  5. "Dirt Music (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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