Somersault

Somersault

2004 · 105 min · EN · NR · 6.1 (88 votes)
Dir. Cate Shortland · Starring Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Nathaniel Dean, Diana Glenn · Music Decoder Ring

Love can turn you upside down.

DramaRomance

Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.

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A quiet, melancholic journey of a young woman seeking solace and connection. It feels like a hushed conversation on a cold night, exploring the raw edges of loneliness and the tentative hope for belonging.

melancholicintrospectiverawyearningslow-burnindie dramanaturalisticcharacter-drivenescapelonelinessfound familycoming-of-age
woman directorrunaway teencanberrajindabyne
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