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  • 2018
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  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2018
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  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary On the trail of a missing person, troubled indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) finds himself in the small mining town of Goldstone, where he is arrested for drunk driving by local cop Josh (Alex Russell). When Jay’s motel room is blasted with gun fire, it becomes clear that something larger is at play. While struggling to over...

Directed By: Ivan Sen

Written By: Ivan Sen

  • 2018
  • R
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Goldstone

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary On the trail of a missing person, troubled indigenous detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) finds himself in the small mining town of Goldstone, where he is arrested for drunk driving by local cop Josh (Alex Russell). When Jay’s motel room is blasted with gun fire, it becomes clear that something larger is at play. While struggling to over...

Directed By: Ivan Sen

Written By: Ivan Sen

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100
Feb 23, 2018
It’s a gorgeous film to watch, but a better and bigger one to think about. The key to unlocking this hugely ambitious genre hybrid – a classic Australian film and a masterpiece of outback noir – is understanding that Goldstone is a country, not a town, and its name is Australia.
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88
Feb 23, 2018
Filmmaker Ivan Sen is a quadruple threat as writer, director, composer and cinematographer of this wily Australian thriller.
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80
Mar 1, 2018
When the violence comes, as it must, Sen stages his shoot-outs with the physical and emotional wallop of the best westerns, but he’s more interested in restoring the faith of law enforcement officers whose belief in justice has eroded.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 14, 2018
It is not a story of justice, but of a kind of standoff between good and evil. Initially, there seems precious little of the former.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 23, 2018
The pace might be slow, but it allows some great performances to breathe.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 8, 2018
This is Pedersen's second movie for Sen in the same role (after "Mystery Road," with a reported Australian television series in the works), and his Jay is the kind of compellingly gloomy, intelligent and tough justice-seeker easily worth a whole series of politically thorny, culturally resonant crime sagas.
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70
Mar 1, 2018
Its sociopolitical concerns — primarily around indigenous land rights — are muted and muddled by a script that favors manly grunting and moody looks over clarifying dialogue. Riven with racism and sharp bursts of violence, Goldstone nevertheless has a rough, desolate beauty.
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Production Company Bunya Productions, Dark Matter
Release Date Mar 2, 2018
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Jay Swan in not welcomed into the hidden world of the brutal Australian outback.
Website http://goldstonethemovie.com/
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Awards

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 5 Wins & 8 Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 4 Wins & 7 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 5 Nominations

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