The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022)
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.
Cast
Leah PurcellMolly Johnson
Rob CollinsYakada
Sam ReidNate Clintoff
Jessica De GouwLouisaMalachi Dower-RobertsDanny Johnson
Benedict HardieTrooper Spencer Leslie
Harry GreenwoodJohn MaPharlen
Nicholas HopeJudge Eisenmangher
Maggie DenceMrs. Shirley McGuiness
Bruce SpenceFather McGuiness
Victoria HaralabidouElpida SavvaNash Zammit-HarveyJunior Joe JohnsonJobe Zammit-HarveyHenry James Johnson
Tammy MacintoshMarti Murray
Magnolia MaymuruMolly
