The Settlement

The Settlement (1983)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Romantic Drama  |   Run Time - 96 min.  |   Countries - Australia  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka

This charming love story set in the 1950s brings together an older, crafty man, a somewhat innocent young man, and a former call girl with a pure heart in an unconventional menage à trois. When the two men come into an outback town they make the acquaintance of Joycie (Lorna Lesley) who has just been fired from her job and has no place to stay. The men invite her to live with them in their shack on the outskirts of town -- and while the three are happy together, a few puritanical (and some hypocritical) townspeople start to be more and more vocal in their opposition to the trio. Their intent is to make it too hot for the threesome to even consider staying in the vicinity.

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gossip, poverty