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'Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in a frontier mining town on a missing persons enquiry.

'What seems like a simple “light duties” investigation soon opens into a web of crime and corruption implicating the local Mayor, Mining Boss and Aboriginal Land Council.

'Jay must overcome personal differences with the young local policeman while he pulls his life together to dig deeper into the conspiracy. They are led into a world of people trafficking and organised crime at the heart of the local mining industry, where the value of a life is pitted against big money and deep-rooted corruption.' (Production summary)

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  • Sequel to Mystery Road.

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form y separately published work icon Mystery Road Moree Girls Ivan Sen , ( dir. Ivan Sen ) Australia : Mystery Road Films , 2013 Z1870365 2013 single work film/TV

Jay Swan, a detective, returns home to an outback town to solve the murder of a teenage Indigenous girl, whose body is found near a trucking route out of town.
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Ghosting in the Outback Noir Greg Dolgopolov , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 29 2021; (p. 4-16) 'Who was the ‘jolly swagman’ in Waltzing Matilda, Australia’s unofficial national anthem? In this essay I argue that the ghost of the swagman can be heard in a number of recent de-colonising crime narratives. Outback Noir is a relatively recent genre category that describes a new wave of Australian crime films that highlight Indigenous and white relations and take a revisionist approach to traditional history. These films often feature redemption stories that highlight effective collaborations between Indigenous and white policing practices. Uncovering a rural communities’ dark, repressed secrets in order to solve a current problem is a common trend in Outback Noir cinema. I examine Patrick Hughes’ 2010 film Red Hill as an early provocative example of Outback Noir and as modern reimaging of the Waltzing Matilda narrative with the swagman’s avenging ghost exposing the social fractures and corruption that are destroying rural communities. I argue that the Outback Noir genre with its focus on revenge-redemption narratives shapes the cultural dialogue around putting the ghosts of the colonial past to rest.'  (Publication abstract)
Hero or Dupe : Jay Swan and the Ambivalences of Aboriginal Masculinity in the Films of Ivan Sen Barry Judd , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cinematic Settlers : The Settler Colonial World in Film 2020; (p. 115-126)
At Nature's Mercy : The Contemporary Australian Western Brian McFarlane , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: Screen Education , no. 96 2020; (p. 46-55)

'A genre mostly associated with quintessentially American landscapes and cultural tropes, the western has developed its own fascinating tradition in Australia - most notably, since the turn of the twenty-first century. Brian McFarlane surveys a range of films from the last two decades, dealing with subjects such as bushrangers, abuse and colonial dispossession, and finds both echoes of US antecedents and new visions that blaze their own distinctive trails.'

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Review : Goldstone Andrew Nette , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 383 2016; (p. 45)
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV
Mirrors to the Landscape Luke Davies , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , July no. 125 2016; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Cleverman Jon Bell , Jonathan Gavin , Ryan Griffen , Michael Miller , Jane Allen , Stuart Page , Justine Gillmer , 2016 series - publisher film/TV ; Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV
On the Road Again Garry Maddox , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 June 2016; (p. 4)
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV
Ivan Sen’s Goldstone: a Taut, Layered Exploration of What Echoes in the Silences Anne Rutherford , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 7 June 2016;
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV 'With only five minutes of screen time and two minutes of dialogue, David Gulpilil delivers a powerful performance in Goldstone. When he first appears on screen, Gulpilil sits in a chair out on the dirt. Silent. Poised. Focused. Dapper in black cowboy hat and red shirt buttoned up to his chin to frame his face.'
Goldstone Review – A Masterpiece of Outback Noir That Packs a Political Punch Luke Buckmaster , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 June 2016;
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV 'Writer/director Ivan Sen has combined two genres uncommon to Australia, to deliver one classic film no Australian should miss.'
At Home on the Range Mark Naglazas , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 June 2016; (p. 8)
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV
Evil in an Outback Town David Stratton , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 July 2016; (p. 12)
— Review of Goldstone Ivan Sen , 2016 single work film/TV 'Goldstone ...makes a welcome return to the screen in multi-talented Ivan Sen’s outback thriller Goldstone, a sequel to Mystery Road (2013) that is, overall, more satisfying than the original. Sen, who not only writes and directs his films but also photographs them, edits them and composes the music scores, has, in these two films, combined the trappings of classical film noir with commentary on some of the ills affecting the most marginalised Australians. ...'
Sen at Work on Mystery Road Follow-up 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 May no. 601 2015; (p. 36)

'Filmmaker Ivan Sen has begun shooting the follow-up to his feature Mystery Road in the Winton Shire region of Queensland...'
Top Picks of Aussie Flicks Ricki-Lee Arnold , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 22 November 2015; (p. 81)
Sen's Outback Thriller to Open Film Festival Garry Maddox , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 April 2016; (p. 27)
Sen Film to Open Festival 2016 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 4 May no. 625 2016; (p. 3) 'Aboriginal filmmaker Ivan Sen's new movie Goldstone, starring Aaron Pedersen, David Gulpilil and Tom E Lewis, will open this year's Sydney Film Festival ...'
Broad Canvas Eddie Cockrell , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 June 2016; (p. 17) 'For filmmaker Ivan Sen his craft is in many ways a solo pursuit, like that of a painter, writes Eddie Cockrell'
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