Mystery road trailer berlinale series 2020 youtube. Screenwest was pleased to support mystery road through the western australian regional film fund through the western australian. Mystery road is an australian television neowesterncrime mystery series whose first series screened on abc tv from 3 june 2018. But while there are references to the films that bookend it, this mystery road series is a selfcontained narrative, with characters particularly jay swan the constant thread.
Mystery road is an australian television neowesterncrime mystery series whose first series. Australias favourite drama series mystery road is back. The second series was filmed in broome, and in the kimberley in northern western australia, taking 10 weeks. End wedding teamed up to film mystery road in western australias picturesque. A film sequel entitled goldstone was released in 2016, and tv series in 2018, all fe aturing aaron pedersen as the brooding indigenous australian detective jay swan. Working with local cop emma james judy davis, jays investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community. The series is a spinoff from ivan sens feature films mystery road and goldstone. A six part spinoff from ivan sens feature films mystery road and goldstone. One is a local indigenous footy hero, and the other a backpacker. Mystery road was at its most politically charged and polemical in its second film, goldstone, which opened with a montage of sepiatoned photographs taken from the gold rush, juxtaposing images of. Aaron pedersen, jack thompson and hugo weaving star in this new film from internationally lauded australian director ivan sen beneath clouds, toomelah.
Mystery ro ad is a 20 australian cr ime f ilm with neowestern elements and setting, written and directed by ivan sen. It was screened in the special presentation section at the 20 toronto internat ional film fest ival. Mystery road is a 20 australian crime film with neowestern elements and setting, written and directed by ivan sen. An australian clashofcultures detective thriller told from an indigenous cultural perspective. This, however, changes at the end where we are treated to one of the best shootouts you will see in any film. The main character and actor in both series is the same as in the films indigenous australian detective jay swan, played by aaron pedersen. Set in a small coastal community where the desert meets the ocean, secrets past and present run deep and dark. Set against the panoramic wilderness of the outback, amidst the social unrest of the povertystricken natives and the european settlers, mystery road is a tense, broodingly unique reinvention of the wild west genre. Detective jay swan takes on a grisly case in order to be closer to his family, but has he left it too late. In keeping with the rest of the movie, this is a gun fight.