Film Geeks San Diego: The Proposition

A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they’ll execute his younger brother in this harsh, brutal Australian western. Director John Hillcoat says, “The film is about empire building and when empires try to export their own notion of civilization into worlds that are radically different in its culture and terrain. I think that the Victorians in Australia went to quite an extreme to conquer that land and call it civilized. Again it’s like committing acts of violence that automatically, morally compromise you or implicate you.” Showtime: …