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Jindabyne (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Cannes Film Festival
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
123 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Ray Lawrence

Written By:
Beatrix Christian
Raymond Carver

Actors:
Alice Garner ..... Elissa
Betty Lucas ..... Vanessa
Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Chris Haywood ..... Gregory
Deborra-Lee Furness ..... Jude
Eva Lazzaro ..... Caylin-Calandria
Gabriel Byrne ..... Stewart Kane
John Howard ..... Carl
Laura Linney ..... Claire Kane
Leah Purcell ..... Carmel
Mala Ghedia ..... Sussan
Max Cullen ..... Dr. Sari Blake
Sean Rees-Wemyss ..... Tom
Simon Stone ..... Billy
Stephen Barker ..... Top Cop
Tatea Reilly ..... Rocco

Synopsis:

A family is touched by the shadows of hatred and violence in this Australian drama adapted from a short story by Raymond Carver. Stewart (Gabriel Byrne) and Claire (Laura Linney) are a married couple in their early 40's; Stewart runs a gas station while Claire looks after their son Tom (Sean Rees-Wemyss). Tom has been grounded for the weekend after killing a small animal with his friend Caylin (Eva Lazzaro), and Claire keeps an eye on him while Stewart goes off on a fishing trip with his pals Carl (John Howard), Rocco (Stelios Yiakmis) and Billy (Simon Stone). After arriving at their favorite fishing spot, Stewart finds the naked body of a woman floating down the river; unknown to him, Gregory (Chris Haywood), an elderly man riddled with race hatred, killed Susan (Tatea Reilly), a young woman of Aboriginal heritage, and dumped her body in the water. Believing they wouldn't be able to drive to town to report finding the body and get back to make camp before nightfall, Stewart decides to wait until morning to contact the police, and ties a line to the corpse so it won't float away. The next morning, Stewart and his friends decide not to spoil their trip and spend the day fishing; they don't contact the police until after they return home on Monday. Stewart's callous actions cast an ugly light on himself, his friends and his family, and Claire finds herself implicated in the crime through Stewart's poor judgment. Named for an Aborigine word for a valley, Jindabyne received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart's wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband's action, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim's family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance. The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 20 April, 2007.

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