Hugh Jackman has given a huge shoutout to an Aussie made movie.
Just A Farmer is a film directed by Simon Lyndon that aims to shine a light on the mental toll farming takes on those who live and breath it.
Jackman is a friend of Lyndon’s, and he took to Instagram to give the movie a shoutout, saying he’s “so proud.”
Watch the video above.
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He described the film as “really really beautiful and important,” adding that he “Highly highly recommends” that Aussies see it.
“[Simon] I’m just so proud of you man,” he said at the end of the video. “[I] can’t wait for everyone to see your work, you’re incredible.”
The movie stars Aussie born farmer-turned-filmmaker, Leila McDougall, who told Today Extra hosts that Jackman was a huge support for Lyndon in the editing process of the film.
“We’re so lucky,” she said. “He’s sort of been a guide for Simon when he has a few difficulties or a big decision to make.
“He just goes to Hugh for some advice, and he’s always been so generous with his time to help us out. So you were very lucky.”
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McDougall said that the film is working to shine a light on the important work that farmers do, adding that she hopes the audience leaves with a better understanding of what farmers go through ever day to put food on the tables of Aussie families.
“It’s a vital resource,” she said. “Without farmers, we don’t have food.”
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She also spoke on the high suicide rate within the farming community.
”I hope everyone can go away and see the importance of talking about mental health and taking away that stigma around mental health and suicide,” she said. “There seems to be a lot of silence around suicide, so hopefully the film can sort of, you know, break down those barriers, get people talking.
“And, you know, at the end of the film, I hope people feel something, as filmmakers now I’m a film maker, if they can go away feeling something and go home and cherish every moment that you’ve got with your family because, you know, time is very, very precious.”
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