神秘的河 - 第06集

导演：Daina Reid 

主演：奥利弗·杰森-科恩 莎拉·斯努克 Brendan Guerin 

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简介：WilliamThornhill,anilliterateThamesbargemanandamanofquicktemperbutdeepfeelings,stealsaloadoftimberandistransportedtoNewSouthWalesin1806.Likemanyoftheconvicts,he’spardonedwithinafewyearsandsettlesonthebanksoftheHawkesburyRiver.PerhapstheGovernorgrantshimthelandorperhapshejusttakesit-theHawkesburyisattheextremeedgeofsettlementatthattimeandnormalrulesdon’tapply.Howeverhegetstheland,it’sprimeriverfrontacreage.Itlookscertaintomakehimrich.There’sjustoneproblemwiththatland:it’salreadyowned.It’sbeenpartoftheterritoryoftheDarugpeopleforperhapsfortythousandyears.Theyhaven’tleftfencesorroadsorhouses,buttheyliveonthatlandanduseit,justassurelyasThornhill’splanningtodo.Theyaren’tgoingtohandovertheirlandwithoutafight.Spearsmaybeprimitiveweapons,butsettlersknowthattheycankillamanassurelyasaballofleadfromamusket.Asherealisesallthis,Thornhillfacesanimpossiblechoice.Someofhisneighbours-SmasherSullivan,SagittyBirtles-regardtheDarugashardlyhuman,savageswithaslittlerighttolandasadog.WhentheDarugobjecttobeingdrivenoff,thosesettlershavenocompunctioninshootingorpoisoningthem.Otherneighboursmakeadifferentchoice,andfindwaystoco-existwiththeDarug.Blackwoodhasmadeafamilyamongthem.MrsHerring"givesthemwhentheyask".Hostilitybetweenblacksandwhitesgraduallyescalates.Finallyagroupofsettlersdecidestogooutand"settle"theDarugforonceandforall.WillThornhilljointhem?Thedecisionhemakesiswithhimfortherestofhislife.