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 actions, 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.
Production April Films [au]; Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) [au]; Babcock & Brown [au]; Red Chair Films [au];
Cast Names Chris Haywood; Tatea Reilly; Laura Linney; Sean Rees-Wemyss; Gabriel Byrne; Deborra-Lee Furness; John Howard; Eva Lazzaro; Maya Daniels; Bob Baines; Max Cullen; Stelios Yiakmis; Simon Stone; Victoria Allen; Leah Purcell; Betty Lucas; Alice Garner; Ted Bowers; Dean Freeman; Rod Mason; Fay Butcher; Glenda Linscott; Stephen Barker; Mala Ghedia; Mary Kostakidis; Jie Pitman; Amanda Bond; Braydn Pittman; P.J. Williams; David (XXXVII) Evans; Kevin (XXIX) Smith; Pamela Young; Bronwyn Penrith; Barbara Stacy; Sylvia Scott; Ursula Yovich; Gordon Jenkinson; Maureen Green; Binowee Bayles; Charles 'Bud' Tingwell;
Release Date 2006-09-01 (Telluride Film Festival) 2007-04-12 (Ashland Independent Film Festival) 2007-04-27 (limited)
Genres Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for disturbing images, language and some nudity.
Running Time 2 hr. 3 min. (Cannes Film Festival) 1 hr. 58 min. (DVD censored version) 2 hr. 3 min.