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AcarcrashandafewbeersisenoughtopersuadegunshearerFoley(JackThompson)tosignupforaweek'sworkwithnovicecontractorandoldmateTimKing(MaxCullen).Oncethey'reatthestation,however,Kingadmitstosellinghimapup:it'snotasix-dayjob,it'ssixhardweeks.<br/> SharingaroomwithOldGarth(movinglyplayedbyRegLye),apisspotdrunkatdeath'sdoor,Foleyhasplentyofopportunitytoponderhisfuturebuthiscompetitivenaturegetsthebetterofhimwhenhe'sdrawnintoashearingcompetitionbythetaciturnArthurBlack(PeterCummings).<br/> Stilloneofthebestfilmsaboutmenatwork,SundayTooFarAwayisfullofsaltyhumourandwearsitsheartonitssleeve.Hannam'sdirectingreflectshisTVbackgroundbutJohnDingwall’shard-boiledscriptiswellservedbythecastandcinematographerGeoffBurtoncapturestheshearingshedactionbeautifully.ThefilmwentontoplayatCannesintheDirector’sFortnightandwonthe1975AustralianFilmInstituteAwardforBestFilm.
