Overview
Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2013)
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Nominations
6 award nominations, including the AACTA Award for Best Film (2013)
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Box office
Grossed $1.11M worldwide
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Based on
Based on The Turning
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Filming locations
Filmed in Australia
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Setting
Set in Australia
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Sequels
Follows Black and White in a Grey World
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Warwick Thornton and Ellery Ryan
Details
- Writers
- Tim WintonNovel
- Marcel DorneyWriter
- Marieka WalshWriter
- Justin MonjoWriter
- Kris MrksaWriter
- Rhys GrahamWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 25, 2013
- Original language
- English
- Revenue
- $1.1M
- Countries
- Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Colin FrielsNarrator (voice)
James FraserDavo- Henri PhillipsBiggie
Nikita Leigh-PritchardMeg
Tim WintonNarrator (voice)- Joseph PedleyVic Lang
- Cheyanne PearceMelanie
Callan MulveyDavid Wilson- Alex BryansYoung David
- Gwy McKennaAlan Mannering
- Chad SmithAlan's Friend
- Brooklyn BathurstAlan's Friend
Talei Howell-PriceDavid's Wife
Libby TannerGail Lang
Dougie BaldwinVic Lang
Taylor FergusonStrawberry Alison- Monique FisherRoberta
Jake FehilyJack- Matt GreenLibrarian
- Oscar ReddingPeter Dyson
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