Production took place in Sydney for the movie Australia (2008 film).
Australia is a 2008 Australian-American-British romantic historical adventure drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman .. Baz Luhrmann. Baz Luhrmann. Nicole Kidman. Nicole Kidman. Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman. romantic. romance film. historical. Historical film. adventure. Adventure film. drama film. drama film. Australia. Australia. It is the third-highest grossing Australian film of all time , behind Crocodile Dundee and Mad Max  : Fury Road .. Crocodile Dundee. Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie , with Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan .. Ronald Harwood. Ronald Harwood. Stuart Beattie. Stuart Beattie. Richard Flanagan. Richard Flanagan. The film is a character story , set between 1939 and 1942 against a dramatised backdrop of events across northern Australia at the time , such as the bombing of Darwin during World War II .. Australia. Australia. bombing of Darwin. bombing of Darwin. World War II. World War II. Darwin. Darwin, Northern Territory. Production took place in Sydney , Darwin , Kununurra , and Bowen .. Sydney. Sydney. Darwin. Darwin, Northern Territory. Kununurra. Kununurra, Western Australia. Bowen. Bowen, Queensland. The film was released to cinemas on 26 November 2008 in both the United States and Australia , with subsequent worldwide release dates throughout late December 2008 and January and February 2009 .. Australia. Australia. Australia received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $ 211.3 million on a $ 130 million budget .. Australia. Australia