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Love can turn you upside down.Plot:
New experiences help a young girl learn the differences between sex and love. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Swimming Pool | Borderline Personality Disorder | Co Worker | Female Nudity | Nail Polish moreAwards:
39 wins & 12 nominations moreUser Comments:
Nice acting, shame about the story - or lack thereof moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Abbie Cornish | ... | Heidi | |
| Damian de Montemas | ... | Adam | |
| Olivia Pigeot | ... | Nicole | |
| Alex Babic | ... | Brian the barman | |
| Elizabeth Muntar | ... | Ticket Vendor | |
| Justin Martin | ... | Guy | |
| Ben Tate | ... | Sean | |
| Joshua Phillips | ... | Josh | |
| Sam Worthington | ... | Joe | |
| Nathaniel Dean | ... | Stuart | |
| Paul Gleeson | ... | Roy | |
| Bruce Ross | ... | Staring Man | |
| Lynette Curran | ... | Irene | |
| John Sheerin | ... | Pat | |
| Anne-Louise Lambert | ... | Martha (as Anne Louise Lambert) |
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106 min | Germany:99 min (TV version)Country:
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USA:Not Rated | Portugal:M/16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud)MOVIEmeter: 
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Beautifully shot and well acted, but as a movie this fails as anything other than a character study, and is frustrating even as that. There is no real plot. The closest you could come to encapsulating what the film is about would be to describe it as a coming-of-age story for the lead character, Heidi. But does she really grow or mature that much? And what exactly is going on with the other character who fills the screen for much of the movie - Joe? We never find out. I'm sorry, but I get the "I'm a country bloke and I have trouble showing me feelings" bit in the first 10 minutes I've seen him on screen. I need a bit more than that to sustain me in such a film that relies on character as much as this one. And there ain't much more. Lots of moody shots of Lake Jindabyne and close-ups of Abbie Cornish internalising her emotions do not a movie make. A story would be nice. That's what most folks want when they pay their $15 to see a movie, and maybe that's why, despite all the awards in a weak field of Australian films this year, this film is failing to get much of an audience through the door.