Dirt Music (film)

Dirt Music is a 2019 romantic drama film directed by Gregor Jordan, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Tim Winton. It stars Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, and David Wenham.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2019. It was released in Australia on 8 October 2020 by Universal Pictures.

Premise
A poacher is chased through the Australian outback after his affair with a woman is discovered.

Cast

 * Garrett Hedlund as Luther Fox
 * Kelly Macdonald as Georgie Jutland
 * David Wenham as Jim Buckridge
 * Julia Stone as Sal
 * Ava Caryofyllis as Bird
 * Aaron Pedersen as Beaver
 * Chris Haywood as Warwick
 * George Mason as Darkie
 * Daniel Wyllie as Rusty

Production
It was announced in August 2018 that Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald were cast to star in the adaptation of Tim Winton's novel. In October, the supporting cast, including David Wenham, was added, with filming beginning in Kimberley, Western Australia, and would also film in Perth and Esperance.

Reception
Dirt Music received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on  reviews, with an average rating of. The website's critics consensus reads: "As beautifully filmed as it is emotionally hollow, Dirt Music goes digging for romance but only buries the audience in mounds of melodrama." Film reviewer, Luke Buckmaster, referred to it as an "only intermittently engaging film".