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AACTAs movie week on Masterpiece movies

AACTA winning and nominated films to screen across the week.

Foxtel Masterpiece movies will showcase some of the top AACTA nominated and winning films from tomorrow, including Sweet Country nominated for the Feature Film category next week.

Other feature films nominated for 2018 include Boy Erased (Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell Crowe), Breath (Simon Baker), Cargo, Ladies in Black (Rachael Taylor, Susie Porter, Ryan Corr, Noni Hazlehurst).

The Sapphires (2012)
Saturday 1 December, 8.30pm
Inspired by a true story, four talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968.

Red Dog (2011)
Saturday 1 December, 10.30pm
Winner of two AACTA Awards including Best Film, this is the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a local mining community while roaming the outback in search of his master.

Sweet Country (2017)
Sunday 2 December, 10.25pm
When an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defence, he and his wife are forced to go on the run. Inspired by real events, justice itself is put under the microscope.

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Monday 3 December, 8.30pm
This compelling true story about three Aboriginal girls who flee from a white settlement and walk for nine weeks along an outback fence to return to their homes.

Ten Canoes (2006)
Monday 3 December, 10.05pm
In Australia’s Northern Territory, a man tells us one of the stories of his people and his land. Minygululu tells Dayindi a story set in the time of their ancestors when a stranger came to the village and disrupted the lives of a family.

Ali’s Wedding (2017)
Tuesday 4 December, 8.30pm
After a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, Ali, the son of a Muslim cleric, finds himself caught between his sense of duty to his family and following his heart.

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)
Tuesday 4 December, 10.20pm
After a reckless lie sets off a catastrophic chain of events, Ali, the son of a Muslim cleric, finds himself caught between his sense of duty to his family and following his heart.

Animal Kingdom (2010)
Wednesday 5 December, 8.30pm
Set in Australia, tension between a notorious crime family and renegade cops creates a chilling tale of betrayal in this superlative thriller.

The Devil’s Playground (1976)
Wednesday 5 December, 10.25pm
A group of pubescent boys in a Roman Catholic boarding school are faced with emotional tension when their sexual urges are stifled by the school’s oppressive atmosphere.

The Great Gatsby (2013)
Thursday 6 December, 8.30pm
Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald classic novel, in 1920s New York City a war veteran is attracted to the lavish world of the super-rich. But soon he recognises its illusions and deceits.

Japanese Story (2003)
Thursday 6 December, 10.55pm A haunting Australian story about an ambitious geologist and a Japanese businessman stranded in the desert together during one unforgettable night.

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Friday 7 December 8.30pm
An extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss, an American soldier in WWII, who single-handedly saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

Mad Max (1979)
Friday 7 December 10.50pm
When marauding bikies who roam a lawless wasteland kill his wife and daughter, Mad Max becomes the avenger of the highways.

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