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]; Red Chair Films [au](in association with); Babcock & Brown [au](in association with); New South Wales Film and Television Office, The [au](developed with the assistance of); Australian Film Finance Corporation, The [au](developed with the assistance of); RGM Films [au](developed with the assistance of);
Cast Names Michael Ienna; Chris Haywood; Tatea Reilly; Sean Rees-Wemyss; Laura Linney; 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;
Box Office USD 399,879
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. 2 hr. 3 min. (Cannes Film Festival) 1 hr. 58 min. (DVD censored version)