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Jindabyne

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 2h 3m
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6.3/10
6.9K
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Jindabyne (2006)
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After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.After four men on a fishing trip discover a dead body in the water, they choose to delay reporting it and continue fishing.
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    • Ray Lawrence
    • Beatrix Christian
    • Raymond Carver(short story "So Much Water So Close to Home")
  • Stars
    • Laura Linney
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • John Howard
    • Ray Lawrence
    • Beatrix Christian
    • Raymond Carver(short story "So Much Water So Close to Home")
  • Stars
    • Laura Linney
    • Gabriel Byrne
    • John Howard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 121User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
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    Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney in Jindabyne (2006)
    Laura Linney in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis, and Simon Stone in Jindabyne (2006)
    Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis, and Simon Stone in Jindabyne (2006)
    Deborra-Lee Furness and Leah Purcell in Jindabyne (2006)
    Chris Haywood in Jindabyne (2006)
    Laura Linney in Jindabyne (2006)
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    Laura Linney
    Laura Linney
    • Claire
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Stewart Kane
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • Carl
    Stelios Yiakmis
    • Rocco
    Chris Haywood
    Chris Haywood
    • Gregory
    Tatea Reilly
    Tatea Reilly
    • Susan
    Eva Rees
    • Tom
    • (as Sean Rees-Wemyss)
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    Deborra-Lee Furness
    • Jude
    Eva Lazzaro
    • Caylin-Calandria
    Maya Daniels
    • Caylin-Calandria's Mother
    Bob Baines
    Bob Baines
    • Doctor #1
    Max Cullen
    Max Cullen
    • Terry
    Simon Stone
    Simon Stone
    • Billy 'The Kid'
    Victoria Allen
    • Girl at Garage
    Leah Purcell
    Leah Purcell
    • Carmel
    Betty Lucas
    • Vanessa
    Alice Garner
    Alice Garner
    • Elissa
    Ted Bowers
    • Ted
      • Ray Lawrence
      • Beatrix Christian
      • Raymond Carver(short story "So Much Water So Close to Home")
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    • Trivia
      Gabriel Byrne accidentally stepped on a Brown Snake, one of the world's deadliest, while walking through the bush one day on the set. If he'd stepped on the other end he'd have been bitten. Gabriel Byrne told the director Ray Lawrence that he was almost killed, to which Lawrence replied: "No worries mate. You would have had 24 hours..."
    • Goofs
      Just before the fishing trip, Stewart dyes his graying hair black. At the river, the gray reappears, but his hair inexplicably turns jet-black again upon his return.
    • Quotes

      Top Cop: We don't step over bodies in order to enjoy our leisure activities. You're a pack of bloody idiots. I'm ashamed of you. The whole town's ashamed of you.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Episode #3.22 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      She is off to the Races
      Composed by Paul Kelly

      Written by Paul Kelly

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    4/10
    Promising story but ultimately unsatisfying
    There are similarities between Ray Lawrence's "Jindabyne" and his last movie "Lantana" – a dead body and its repercussions for already dysfunctional lives. But whereas "Lantana" offered some hope and resolution, "Jindabyne" leaves everything unresolved in a bleak way that will leave most viewers unsatisfied, perhaps even cheated.

    The storyline - the aftermath of a fisherman's discovery of a corpse floating in a remote river - is based on a short story by Raymond Carver. It became an element in Robert Altman's classic 1993 ensemble "Short Cuts". Lawrence uses this theme for an exploration and exposition of relationships within a small Australian community under stress. The movie poses some moral questions "Would you let the discovery of a dead body ruin your good weekend?" and more poignantly for Australians "Would it make any difference if the dead person was an aboriginal?" The acting, especially by Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney, is commendable. And there are elements of mysticism reinforced by haunting music, not unlike "Picnic at Hanging Rock".

    If all this sounds like the basis for a great movie - be prepared for a let down, the pace is very slow and the murder is shown near the beginning, thereby eliminating the element of mystery. And so we are left with these desolate lives and a blank finale.
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    • AtomicAce
    • Jul 28, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 20, 2006 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • Sony Classics (United States)
      • English
      • Irish Gaelic
      • Aboriginal
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    • Filming locations
      • Lake Jindabyne, Jindabyne, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • April Films
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Red Chair Films
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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