LOVE AIN'T EASY IN THE FIRST TRAILER FOR AUSTRALIAN DRAMA DIRT MUSIC WITH DAVID WENHAM, GARRET HEDLUND, KELLY MCDONALD

First trailer has been released for the big screen adaptation of acclaimed Australian novel DIRT MUSIC by Tim Winton, in which the stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love

Dirt Music is coming soon to Australian cinemas

and grief. Stuck in a loveless relationship with legendary local fisherman Jim Buckridge (David Wenham), the despondent Georgie (Kelly Macdonald) becomes enamoured with Lu (Garrett Hedlund), a young poacher who is encroaching on her tyrannical partner's territory. A reticent loner with a tragic past who gave up his life as a musician, Lu is wary of letting Georgie in. But their fervent attraction gets the better of them, and secrets are uncovered that will change their lives. When Jim finds out about the affair, Lu flees into the punishing terrain with no intention of returning, and Georgie sets off on a chase to bring her lover back. Three tempestuous

Along with the novel, a "soundtrack" was produced, which included both bluegrass and classical music and was intended to embody the quote in the novel, "Anything you could play on a verandah. You know, without electricity. Dirt music."

characters, worn down by traumas, find themselves bound together and forced to face one another's inner conflicts in this blistering outback melodrama. 

Speaking of Australian films and their star David Wenham, he has also finished production on 19th century western THE FURNACE director Roderick MacKay's feature film debut! Set in Western Australia’s 1890s gold

Ahmed Malek and David Wenham lead the Furnace cast

rush, THE FURNACE is an unlikely hero’s tale, navigating greed and the search for identity in a new land. Ahmed Malek plays Hanif, a young cameleer who forms a partnership with a bushman (David Wenham) on the run with Crown gold. Together, they must outwit zealous troopers in a race to reset the gold bars at a secret furnace.