In this Australian classic, Jack Thompson is Foley, the best shearer on every station for miles around. "Sunday Too Far Away" is Foley's story of sweat-soaked days and rum-soaked nights, of bloody two-fisted punch ups ... of scab labour brought in during the shearers strike of '56 and of the poor old bastard who runs the place: the cocky (farmer) who is terrified that one slip of the shears will render his prize ram good for nothing but mint sauce.
The full-length movie is not available on YouTube. Buy it on ebay. It's worth every cent and the “rissole” story put me off rissoles for life!
Anyway, today being Saturday and Sunday not far away, this may be a good time to watch it again.
