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