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Faraway Downs is the reimagining of the Baz Luhrmann film 'Australia', told in 6 parts centering on an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) and a rough-hewn cattle drover (Hugh Jackman) who join forces to protect the million-acre cattle ranch of her late husband.

The cut includes and hour of new footage and features a different ending.

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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:03 >> My husband was killed in a faraway land.
00:07 This place is so barren, I can't understand what he would have seen out here.
00:12 >> There she is, far away down.
00:15 [MUSIC]
00:18 >> Welcome to Australia.
00:20 This should be interesting.
00:21 >> It's all very Outback adventure, isn't it?
00:24 >> Los Angeles for everyone.
00:25 [MUSIC]
00:31 >> Who are you?
00:32 >> I'm Nala.
00:33 >> He's all alone.
00:34 >> I'm not good with children.
00:36 [MUSIC]
00:38 >> When you first come to this land, you look but you not see.
00:42 Now, you get your eyes open for the first time.
00:45 [MUSIC]
00:49 >> I am going to bring faraway downs back to life.
00:52 [MUSIC]
00:54 >> Nala, will you help me?
00:56 >> Yes.
00:57 [MUSIC]
00:59 >> Sergeant Callahan of the police.
01:01 There's a half-blood aboriginal child out here somewhere.
01:04 >> Run!
01:04 >> I thought we might put him in the good hands of the church.
01:08 >> Get off my property!
01:09 [MUSIC]
01:12 >> To save this house, I need money.
01:14 >> Out here, your cattle's worth more than your land.
01:17 >> Rawr!
01:18 >> Move along.
01:19 >> What are you doing?
01:20 Crikey.
01:23 >> A cattle station is like a country, and you have nowhere to protect it.
01:28 [MUSIC]
01:35 >> We can't let them win.
01:36 >> We won't.
01:37 [MUSIC]
01:39 >> Now we're gonna do a drive, which is me and my two men.
01:41 [MUSIC]
01:43 >> That's plenty old enough.
01:45 >> He is a child.
01:46 >> If he doesn't get out, you'll have no country, no story.
01:48 [MUSIC]
01:52 >> The Japanese are coming.
01:53 We must evacuate.
01:54 >> Nala!
01:55 [MUSIC]
01:58 >> Whatever happens, whatever it takes, we'll be together.
02:01 >> I believe you.
02:02 [MUSIC]
02:03 >> The only thing you really own is your story.
02:06 [MUSIC]
02:08 Just trying to live a good one.
02:09 [MUSIC]
02:17 [BLANK_AUDIO]
02:27 [BLANK_AUDIO]