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Raymond Carver (short story "So Much Water So Close to Home")
Beatrix Christian (written by)
20 July 2006 (Australia) more
Under the surface of every life lies a mystery more
Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated... more | add synopsis
11 wins & 19 nominations more
Film Festival Goes Walkabout
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A dark, sinister view more (102 total)
| Chris Haywood | ... | Gregory | |
| Tatea Reilly | ... | Susan | |
| Laura Linney | ... | Claire | |
| Sean Rees-Wemyss | ... | Tom | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Stewart Kane | |
| Deborra-Lee Furness | ... | Jude | |
| John Howard | ... | Carl | |
| Eva Lazzaro | ... | Caylin-Calandria | |
| Maya Daniels | ... | Caylin-Calandria's Mother | |
| Bob Baines | ... | Doctor #1 | |
| Max Cullen | ... | Terry | |
| Stelios Yiakmis | ... | Rocco | |
| Simon Stone | ... | Billy 'The Kid' | |
| Victoria Allen | ... | Girl at Garage | |
| Leah Purcell | ... | Carmel | |
| Betty Lucas | ... | Vanessa | |
| Alice Garner | ... | Elissa | |
| Ted Bowers | ... | Ted | |
| Dean Freeman | ... | Younger Park Ranger | |
| Rod Mason | ... | Elder Park Ranger | |
| Fay Butcher | ... | Coral | |
| Glenda Linscott | ... | Detective | |
| Stephen Barker | ... | Top Cop | |
| Mala Ghedia | ... | Doctor #2 | |
| Mary Kostakidis | ... | Newsreader | |
| Jie Pitman | ... | Susan's Cousin (as Jie Pittman) | |
| Amanda Bond | ... | Susan's Cousin | |
| Braydn Pittman | ... | Susan's Cousin | |
| P.J. Williams | ... | Labourer #1 | |
| David Evans | ... | Labourer #2 | |
| Kevin Smith | ... | Susan's Father | |
| Pamela Young | ... | Susan's Mother | |
| Bronwyn Penrith | ... | Auntie #1 | |
| Barbara Stacy | ... | Auntie #2 | |
| Sylvia Scott | ... | Auntie #3 | |
| Ursula Yovich | ... | Alice - Susan's Sister | |
| Gordon Jenkinson | ... | Butcher | |
| Maureen Green | ... | Alma | |
| Binowee Bayles | ... | Mother | |
| Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | ... | Minister | |
| Biwali Bayles | ... | Son | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Ienna | ... | Patron (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ray Lawrence | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Raymond Carver | short story "So Much Water So Close to Home" | |
| Beatrix Christian | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Philippa Bateman | .... | executive producer | |
| Garry Charny | .... | executive producer | |
| Catherine Jarman | .... | producer | |
| Tony Tvrdeich | .... | line producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Paul Kelly | |||
| Dan Luscombe | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| David Williamson | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Karl Sodersten | |||
Casting by | |||
| Susie Maizels | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Margot Wilson | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Deborah Riley | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Margot Wilson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Charmaine Connelly | .... | prosthetics | |
| Charmaine Connelly | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Rick Connelly | .... | prosthetics | |
| Rick Connelly | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Dylan Holmes | .... | moulding assistant | |
| Dylan Holmes | .... | sculptor | |
| Janita Shaw | .... | life casting assistant | |
| Sarah Smith | .... | life casting assistant | |
Production Management | |||
| Colleen Clarke | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Paula Jensen | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jamie Crooks | .... | first assistant director | |
| Jason Faulkner | .... | second assistant director | |
| Betty Fotofili | .... | third assistant director | |
| Douglas Ngai | .... | fourth assistant director | |
| Nora Saliba | .... | additional assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Daniel Birt | .... | assistant stand-by props | |
| Faith Robinson | .... | props buyer/set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Peter Grace | .... | sound recordist | |
| Michael McMenomy | .... | sound effects recordist | |
| Nada Mikas | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Peter Miller | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Linda Murdoch | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andrew Plain | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Robert Sullivan | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| William Ward | .... | assistant sound editor (as Will Ward) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| David Trethewey | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Brad Dunn | .... | compositor | |
| Rebecca Dunn | .... | senior compositor | |
| Jamie Hediger | .... | compositor | |
| Michelle Hunt | .... | digital compositor | |
| Matthew North | .... | digital compositor | |
| Robert Sandeman | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| Anthos Simon | .... | digital effects producer | |
| Takahiro Suzuki | .... | compositor | |
| Sandeep Vengsarkar | .... | compositor | |
| Shannon Wilson | .... | compositor | |
Stunts | |||
| Amanda Graver | .... | stunt double | |
| Andy Owen | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Glenn Ruehland | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Greg Stuart | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Sheree Swords | .... | stunt double | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Andrew Conder | .... | camera operator | |
| Matthew Nettheim | .... | still photographer | |
| David Nichols | .... | key grip | |
| Matthew Spowart | .... | video split operator | |
| Brett Tracey | .... | camera operator | |
| John Tsiavis | .... | still photographer | |
| Marc Windon | .... | assistant camera | |
| Matt Windon | .... | key first assistant camera | |
| Damian Wyvill | .... | additional photographer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Samantha Strauss | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Flip Wootten | .... | costume stand-by | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Leo Bahas | .... | negative cutter | |
| Chris Button | .... | telecine transferer | |
| Olivier Fontenay | .... | film and digital color grader | |
| Vicki McRitchie | .... | negative cutter | |
| Christine Trodd | .... | digital grader: high-definition | |
Music Department | |||
| Simon Polinski | .... | music engineer | |
| Adam Rhodes | .... | music engineer | |
| Adam Rhodes | .... | music mixer | |
| Christine Woodruff | .... | music supervisor | |
Other crew | |||
| Sandi Archer | .... | clearance | |
| Kira Bohn | .... | script supervisor | |
| Merilyn Cook | .... | production secretary | |
| Davids Darzins | .... | legal | |
| Gina Hallas | .... | production accountant | |
| Katie Harris | .... | unit nurse | |
| Rebecca Howcroft | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Jenny Lalor | .... | legal | |
| David Lawrance | .... | laboratory liaison | |
| Simon MacRae | .... | title designer | |
| Colin McDougall | .... | location manager | |
| Marlay Mcintosh | .... | location assistant | |
| Nicki Roller | .... | head of production | |
| Glenn Ruehland | .... | safety supervisor | |
| Madeleine Shaw | .... | business affairs coordinator | |
| Greg Sitch | .... | legal | |
Thanks | |||
| Kevin Smith | .... | in memory of | |
Rated R for disturbing images, language and some nudity.
USA:123 min | France:123 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Norway:118 min (DVD censored version)
2.35 : 1 more
Australia:M | USA:R | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:M
The 'P' plate that is taken by the murderer from the young girl's concealed vehicle, is one of Australia's provisional licence placards. A person who has just got their licence is on P plates for 3 years and have certain restrictions. more
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At one stage a news report about a Cyclone Ingrid airs. The graphic behind the newsreader is missing the second "c" from cyclone. more
Version of Short Cuts (1993) more
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This is a 'typical' Ray Lawrence film. Similar in its dark view of the world, to his earlier 'Lantana'. The same slow, deliberate, menacing pace, drawing out evil in every corner ("shades of David Lynch's Twin Peaks" here). Our good ol' boy Aussies (one a transplanted Irish), on a weekend trout fishing trip away from their wives, 'park' the corpse of a murdered woman they discover floating in their stream. They continue with their fishing, not reporting the find until leaving the site - for which they are intensively and unremittingly attacked by all and sundry on their return. The fact that the dead woman is an Australian Aboriginal person adds to the 'political' impact of their offense. Through all this, the real serial killer (who we see from the first scene) hovers menacingly nearby.
An interesting, if somewhat cynical, view of the highly charged inter-racial atmosphere in the Australian community: white guilt and 'political correctness'. Who are the real villains here? Our 'politically incorrect' (and morally vacuous) protagonists? Or the murderer? Accoring to Lawrence, the former, apparently.
Taught and tense throughout, the film lacks a real resolution, opting instead for a rather 'weak' ending through the redemption of the fishers.