It is based on the true story of Mary Byrant, a young Cornwall woman who was convicted for stealing food and send on the first convict ship to Australia. She, her husband, and a couple of other convicts stole the only remaining boat and managed to sail over 3000 miles to across the east coast of Australia and land on Timor Island in what is now Indonesia.
Biography From Wikpedia:
Mary Bryant (1765 - ?) was an Australian convict known for making a well planned escape.It is very good! If want to watch an excellent movie, rent this.
Born Mary Braund in Cornwall, England, she was sent as a prisoner with the First Fleet to Australia aboard the Charlotte after being arrested for highway robbery of a silk bonnet, food, and a few coins. As the early colony of Port Jackson struggled, she fled there with her husband William Bryant, her two children and other male convicts. When they arrived by ship in Timor, which was then Dutch, they claimed to be shipwreck survivors. They were later proven by Dutch officials to be English convicts. To avoid an international incident they were sent back to England to stand trial. During the voyage back her family perished. She expected to be hanged, however due to a public outcry and publicity by writer James Boswell she was pardoned.
4 comments:
I hadn't heard of this movie but it sounds really good. I will look for it at the video store. Thanks for the recommendation.
That sounds like my kind of movie.
The real story is slightly different than the movie, read "The fatal shore" from Robert Hughes.
But I loved part 1, unfortunately I missed part 2 so it's good to hear it's on dvd too!
I have read the book which this film was based on and it was amazing. Much more detail than the film obvioulsy. Its a story of true grit and determation. I cried and cried!!!
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