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Somersault (film)

Somersault is a 2004 Australian romantic drama film written and directed by Cate Shortland in her feature directorial debut. It was released on 16 September 2004 and screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It also swept the field at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning every single feature film award (13 in total).

Somersault

Cate Shortland

Robert Humphreys

Scott Gray

Red Carpet Productions

  • 17 May 2004 (2004-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 16 September 2004 (2004-09-16) (Australia)

106 minutes

Australia

English

A$4 million[1]

A$2.1 million[2]

Exploring the themes of sexuality, alienation and emotion, Somersault is about a 16-year-old girl named Heidi (Abbie Cornish) who flees her Canberra home to the mountain town of Jindabyne in New South Wales. There she meets Joe (Worthington), the son of a local farmer, and gradually forms a relationship with him, despite his difficulty in expressing his feelings. He also seems to be unsure of his sexual orientation, despite having better-than-average luck meeting women.


The soundtrack is written and performed by Australian band Decoder Ring. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album.[4]

as Heidi

Abbie Cornish

as Joe

Sam Worthington

as Irene

Lynette Curran

as Stuart

Nathaniel Dean

as Richard

Erik Thomson

as Diane

Leah Purcell

as Bianca

Hollie Andrew

Paul Gleeson as Roy

as Nicole

Olivia Pigeot

as Adam

Damian De Montemas

as Martha

Anne Louise Lambert

as Sally

Diana Glenn

Ben Tate as Sean

Film Critics Circle of Australia (November 2004). . Press Release.

FCCA Annual Awards for Australian Film

at IMDb

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