Banjo & Matilda

It's 1895. With the new colony of Queensland close to civil war, Banjo Paterson, a young city poet and writer, travels to a remote sheep station in the Outback hoping to break the story and prove himself as a serious journalist. In his search for the truth, he is drawn into the conflict by the impassioned station hand, Christina McPherson, and enigmatic political agitator, Samuel Hoffmeister. As Banjo crosses the line between observer and participant, more than his reputation is at stake as events turn increasingly violent, a man is found dead in a billabong, and a nation's identity is forged. Based on the extraordinary story behind Australia's most famous song, 'Waltzing Matilda'. (Transmission Films)