Heartland or Heartlands may refer to:

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Film and television

Film

Television

Heartland is the debut album from Melbourne band Real Life, released in Australia in 1983. The album was picked up for distribution in the United States in the same year by MCA Records and released worldwide by Curb Records in 1984.

The album won Best Debut Album for 1983 in Australia (Countdown Music and Video Awards 1984).

The first single released from the album, "Send Me an Angel", is unquestionably Real Life's most well known song. The song reached the top 5 in Australia and got as far as number 29 in the Billboard Hot 100. In Germany, "Send Me An Angel" reached no. 1. The song has become Real Life's signature song, having been re-released on several occasions throughout their career, most notably in 1989 where a remixed version performed better than the original on the Hot 100, peaking at no. 26.

The second single, "Catch Me I'm Falling", also fared well in the United States, peaking at no. 40. In Germany the song reached no. 9 and Australia no. 8.

This album was re-released in the early 2000s (decade), and this updated version contained four bonus tracks, including the original extended version of "Send Me an Angel."

Heartland was an Australian television drama series that ran on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994. It ran for thirteen episodes and starred Cate Blanchett and Ernie Dingo. The show was also known as Burned Bridge in some countries.

Plot summary

Heartland deals with the mystery surrounding the death of an Aboriginal girl and the doubts concerning the guilt of her boyfriend, who is arrested for her murder. It is also a love story between two of the people convinced of his innocence — their growing relationship must survive hostility from both the white and black communities and the obstacles of their different backgrounds, attitudes and cultures. Set in a small coastal town against the turmoils of murder, mystery and romance, Heartland follows the people from this seaside community and their battle to restructure their own way of life. Their struggle to restore their self-esteem towards a positive future, despite the obstacles in their path.

Other plot elements revolve around the character of Elizabeth Ashton (Blanchett), a writer arriving in a small coastal community. A degree of suspicion exists towards the newcomer who is ignorant of any underlying racial tensions. This naivety allows her to more easily befriend local Aborigine Vincent Burunga (Dingo). Into this mix is the local police officer Phil McCarthy (Steven Vidler) who seeks Ashton's affections whilst being hostile to her friendship with Burunga, not just as a rival suitor, but because of racial prejudice.