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Wolfram (film)

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Wolfram
Wolfram poster.jpg
International promotional poster
Directed by Warwick Thornton
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyWarwick Thornton
Edited byNick Meyers
Production
companies
  • Bunya Productions
  • Retroflex Lateral
  • Wolfram Studios
Distributed byDark Matter Distribution
Release date
  • 26 October 2025 (2025-10-26)(Adelaide)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryAustralia
Languages

Wolfram is a 2025 Australian Western drama film directed by Warwick Thornton. It is a sequel to Thornton's 2017 film Sweet Country , reprising several of the same characters. It stars Deborah Mailman, Pedrea Jackson, Thomas M. Wright and Luka May Glynn-Cole. The title refers to the Hatches Creek wolfram field in the Northern Territory, where Aboriginal Australian children were exploited for their labour, digging tungsten out of the ground.

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The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Adelaide Film Festival on 26 October, followed by its international premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2026, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.

Synopsis

Hatches Creek in 1937 or 1938 George Bastian 084.tif
Hatches Creek in 1937 or 1938

Based on a real story and set in 1932, the film centres on a mother longing for the return of her stolen children. [1] It looks at the exploitation of Indigenous Australian child labour [2] at the Hatches Creek wolfram field, a tungsten mine in the Northern Territory of Australia. [3]

Cast

Production

Development

Wolfram was written by Steven McGregor and David Tranter, and produced by Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey of Bunya Productions, along with co-producer Drew Bailey. [3] Thornton served as director and cinematographer, [1] while frequent collaborator Nick Meyers edited the film. [3]

It is a sequel to Thornton's 2017 film Sweet Country , set four years later, and features some of the same characters. Its genre is mixed: drama / history / Australian Western. [1] The story is based on some of writer Tranter's Alyawarra family history, told from the perspective of the women and children. Thornton's great-grandmother and her daughters also worked at Hatches Creek. Arrernte Traditional Owners, led by elder Theresa Ellis, worked as First Nations consultants. [3]

Funding was provided by Screen Australia, in association with Screen Territory, NITV, Screen NSW, and the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. [3]

Filming

Filming took place in Alice Springs, with post-production done in New South Wales. [3]

Warwick Thornton and cast members Deborah Mailman, Erroll Shand and Thomas M. Wright at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival Wolfram (film)-00314.jpg
Warwick Thornton and cast members Deborah Mailman, Erroll Shand and Thomas M. Wright at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival

Release

Wolfram had its world premiere on the closing night of the Adelaide Film Festival on 26 October 2025. [1] It screened in competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 17 February 2026. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Closing Night Gala". Adelaide Film Festival. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Pechova, Sarka (16 January 2020). "Yarn with Pedrea Jackson after major industry recognition". SBS Language. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Keast, Jackie (5 May 2025). "Warwick Thornton's 'Wolfram' underway, starring Deborah Mailman". IF Magazine. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Marsh, Walter (10 September 2025). "'It is a ripper': Adelaide Film Festival adds frontier history and a talking fox in 2025 reveal". InDaily . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Shafer, Ellise; Keslassy, Elsa (20 January 2026). "Berlin Film Festival Full Lineup: 'Rosebush Pruning' Starring Riley Keough and Callum Turner, Channing Tatum's 'Josephine' and More". Variety. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
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