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Jindabyne, 2006

Starring: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne

Directed by: Ray Lawrence

Written by: Beatrix Christian

Language: English, Irish Gaelic

Country: Australia

Runtime: 123 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.4

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The mood of Jindabyne is contemplative and suspenseful. The plot centers around murder, crimes, and themes of mind and soul. It is a drama and thriller movie. Stylistically, Jindabyne involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in the countryside and in a small town. Jindabyne is set in Australia. It happens in contemporary times. It is derived from a short story and originally a true story.

Summary of Jindabyne

While on his annual fishing trip with friends, Stewart (Gabriel Byrne) discovers a dead woman (Tatea Reilly) floating in a mountain river. Deciding that there's nothing they can do to help her at this point, Stewart, Carl (John Howard), Rocco (Stelios Yiakmis), and Billy (Simon Stone) continue their weekend, calling the police only after they've finished fishing and come down from the mountain. When they return to their small town of Jindabyne in New South Wales, they're surprised when their families and the community treat them with anger and hostility for their selfish, callous behavior. Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), is particularly disillusioned, calling into question her entire relationship with Stewart and their young son, Tom (Sean Rees-Wemyss), who himself has been getting into dangerous situations hanging around with a slightly older, troubled girl, Caylin-Calandria (Eva Lazzaro). And tensions are even higher because the murdered woman was a member of a nearby Aboriginal community, sparking cries of racism. Inspired by the Raymond Carver short story "So Much Water So Close to Home," JINDABYNE was written by playwright Beatrix Christian and directed with a subtle elegance by Ray Lawrence (BLISS, LANTANA). The film features gorgeous cinematography by David Williamson and outstanding performances all around. JINDABYNE touches on themes such as family, murder, abandonment, racism, faith, and redemption, but, at its heart, it's about the everyday choices people make in life--and how they live with the consequences.

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Language:	English, Irish Gaelic
Country:	Australia
Release date:	1 September 2006
Runtime:	123 min

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Laura Linney

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Gabriel Byrne

as Stewart Kane

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Los Angeles Times

Jindabyne's strength and power come from a number of factors: its origin, its current landscape and the unusual way its writer-director, Ray Lawrence, has chosen to work. Full Review

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by: Kenneth Turan

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Lawrence delves deep into the moral dilemma at the heart of Carver's deceptively simple tale. By deliberately making the young woman in the river aboriginal, the film also opens up yet another dimension in the reaction to the men's inaction: Would... Full Review

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by: Ken Fox

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