Where Is the Proposition Set?

The Proposition is a bushranger Western set in the Australian outback in the 1880s. The title of the film refers to a non-negotiable proposition that Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) puts to Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) following a rape and murder in the district Stanley is charged to protect and regulate.

What year does the proposition take place?

Although the story takes place in the 1880s, Jellon sings "Danny Boy" - which wasn't published until 1913.

Is the movie the proposition based on a true story?

The Proposition was an original Cave creation, in which the film's storyline follows the pursuit through the Australian outback of the Burns brothers, suspected of rape and murder. Both star Australian actor Guy Pearce. ... Cave was more willing to concede that some viewers would compare Lawless with The Proposition.