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'When a young police officer, Constable Shane Cooper, relocates to the small high-country town of 'Red Hill' with his pregnant wife, he does so in the hope of starting a new family. But when news of a prison break in the city sends the local law enforcement officers into a panic, Shane's first day on duty quickly goes from bad to worse.
'Enter Jimmy Conway, a convicted murderer serving life behind bars, he returns to the isolated outpost seeking revenge. Now caught in the middle of what quickly becomes a horrifying blood bath, Shane will be forced to take the law into his own hands if he is to survive. A tight action/thriller, 'Red Hill' unfolds over the course of a single day. Told with explosive action and chilling violence, the story is a modern day western set in high-country Australia.'
Source: Patrick Hughes's website, http://www.patrickhughes.com.au/
Sighted: 16/02/2010
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"Be Careful, Cowboy" : The Translation and Mutation of the Western Genre in Red Hill
2024
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criticism
— Appears in: Screen Culture in the Global South : Cinema at the End of the World 2024; -
Ghosting in the Outback Noir
2021
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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) -
Postcolonial Longing on the Australian Cinematic Frontier
2016
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— Appears in: Ilha Do Desterro : A Journal of English Language , vol. 69 no. 2 2016; 'The Tracker and Red Hill are cinematic re-interpretations of Australia’s colonial past, which they characterise by a sense of postcolonial longing and an expectation of intimacy. Both films are portals through which arguments about historical truth, subjective memory and contemporary realities are explored and tested. In this paper I argue that both these two films create the idea that the historical colonial space was a constant interplay of violence and beauty, and of hatred and friendship. As black and white characters negotiate their way in and around these seemingly polemical positions, viewers are also challenged to do the same.' (Publication abstract) -
Red Hill (Patrick Hughes, 2010)
2012
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— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September no. 64 2012;
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Variety Reigns on Film's Big Night
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 31 January 2012; (p. 17)
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Action-Packed Gothic Tale Could Do with a Dose of Self-Parody
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 November 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of Red Hill 2010 single work film/TV -
Shotgun Does All the Talking
2010
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 21 November 2010; (p. 10)
— Review of Red Hill 2010 single work film/TV -
Secret Business
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 November 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of Red Hill 2010 single work film/TV -
Adrenaline Rush
2010
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 November 2010; (p. 6)
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Film
2010
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— Appears in: Brisbane News , 24 - 30 November no. 811 2010; (p. 31)
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Australian Cowboys Ride into Town for the Berlin Film Festival
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 February 2010; -
Sweet Reception in Berlin for a Modern Revenge Tale
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 February 2010; (p. 10) The Age , 16 February 2010; (p. 12) -
Putting Box Office before Bouquets
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 2-3 April 2010; (p. 5) -
Melbourne Embraces Local Offerings
2010
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— Appears in: The Australian , 21 July 2010; (p. 17) -
Kwanten Leap
2010
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 September 2010; (p. 5)
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