Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/27/2007(USA
Release Date: 10/02/2007
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 123 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
A family is touched by the shadows of hatred and violence in this Australian
drama adapted from a short story by
Raymond Carver.
Stewart (
Gabriel Byrne) and
Claire (
Laura Linney) are a married couple in their early fourties;
Stewart runs a gas station while
Claire looks after their son,
Tom (
Sean Rees-Wemyss).
Tom has been grounded for the weekend after killing a small animal with his friend
Caylin (
Eva Lazzaro), and
Claire keeps an eye on him while
Stewart goes off on a fishing trip with his pals
Carl (
John Howard),
Rocco (
Stelios Yiakmis), and
Billy (
Simon Stone). After arriving at their favorite fishing spot,
Stewart finds the naked body of a woman floating down the river; unbeknownst to him,
Gregory (
Chris Haywood), an elderly man riddled with racial hatred, killed
Susan (
Tatea Reilly), a young woman of Aboriginal heritage, and dumped her body in the water. Believing they wouldn't be able to drive to town to report finding the body and get back to make camp before nightfall,
Stewart decides to wait until morning to contact the police, and ties a line to the corpse so it won't float away. The next morning,
Stewart and his friends decide not to spoil their trip and spend the day fishing; they don't contact the police until after they return home on Monday.
Stewart's callous actions cast an ugly light on himself, his friends, and his family, and
Claire finds herself implicated in the crime through
Stewart's poor judgment. Named for an Aboriginal word for a valley,
Jindabyne received its world premiere at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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