FILM SYNOPSIS:

On an annual fishing trip, Stewart, Carl, Rocco and Billy (‘The Kid’) find a girl’s body in the river. It’s too late in the day for them to hike back to the road and report their tragic find. Next morning, instead of making the long trek back, they spend the day fishing. Their decision to stay on at the river is a little mysterious – almost as if the place itself is exerting some kind of magic over them.

When the men finally return home from Jindabyne, and report finding the body, all hell breaks loose. Their wives can’t understand how they could have gone fishing with the dead girl right there in the water – she needed their help. The men are confused –the girl was already dead, there was nothing they could do for her.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

Ray Lawrence is one of Australia’s most highly regarded directors. The award-winning Lantana was released in Australia on 2001-02 and went on to critical acclaim and commercial success in Australia, the US, UK and Europe. In 2001, Lantana won seven AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Lawrence made his feature debut with Bliss (based on the best-selling novel by Peter Carey) which screened in main competition in Cannes in 1985. In Australia Bliss received AFI awards for Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film. Jindabyne is Ray Lawrence’s third feature.