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The Turning
The Turning

The Turning

A unique cinema event.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$1110918

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

180 mins

Rating

5.633/10

Release Date

25 September 2013

Country

Australia

Cast

Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Narrator (voice)

James Fraser

James Fraser

Davo

Henri Phillips

Henri Phillips

Biggie

Nikita Leigh-Pritchard

Nikita Leigh-Pritchard

Meg

Tim Winton

Tim Winton

Narrator (voice)

Joseph Pedley

Joseph Pedley

Vic Lang

Cheyanne Pearce

Cheyanne Pearce

Melanie

Callan Mulvey

Callan Mulvey

David Wilson

Alex Bryans

Alex Bryans

Young David

Gwy McKenna

Gwy McKenna

Alan Mannering

Chad Smith

Chad Smith

Alan's Friend

Brooklyn Bathurst

Brooklyn Bathurst

Alan's Friend

Talei Howell-Price

Talei Howell-Price

David's Wife

Libby Tanner

Libby Tanner

Gail Lang

Dougie Baldwin

Dougie Baldwin

Vic Lang

Taylor Ferguson

Taylor Ferguson

Strawberry Alison

Monique Fisher

Monique Fisher

Roberta

Jake Fehily

Jake Fehily

Jack

Matt Green

Matt Green

Librarian

Oscar Redding

Oscar Redding

Peter Dyson

Mirrah Foulkes

Mirrah Foulkes

Fay Keenan

Finn Woodlock

Finn Woodlock

Ricky Dyson

Carol Burns

Carol Burns

Marjorie

Dennis Coard

Dennis Coard

Don

Francesca Magree

Francesca Magree

Sky

Harry Borland

Harry Borland

Teenage Peter

Madeline Ferme

Madeline Ferme

Teenage Fay

Jasmine Knox

Jasmine Knox

Peter's Wife

Susie Porter

Susie Porter

Carol Lang

Harrison Gilbertson

Harrison Gilbertson

Vic Lang

Brenna Harding

Brenna Harding

Agnes Larwood

Toby Wallace

Toby Wallace

Brakey

Elise McCredie

Elise McCredie

Brakey's Mum

Peta Brady

Peta Brady

Mrs. Larwood

Paul Ireland

Paul Ireland

Mr. Larwood

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Rae

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Sherry

Matt Nable

Matt Nable

Max

Myles Pollard

Myles Pollard

Dan

Brittany Hibbert

Brittany Hibbert

Brittany

Lily Parker

Lily Parker

Lily

Renato Fabretti

Renato Fabretti

Jesus

Jakory Blanco

Jakory Blanco

Frank

Jarli-Russell Blanco

Jarli-Russell Blanco

Max

Waangenga Blanco

Waangenga Blanco

Dad

Kirk Page

Kirk Page

Dad's Brother

Denis Thorne

Denis Thorne

Dad's Cousin Brother

Tyson Birtles

Tyson Birtles

Another Brother

Meyne Wyatt

Meyne Wyatt

Frank

Wayne Blair

Wayne Blair

Max

Matthew Shanley

Matthew Shanley

Vic Lang

Julie Rigg

Julie Rigg

Narrator (voice)

James Saunders

James Saunders

Preacher

Di Adams

Di Adams

Carol Lang

Marika Teledzinska

Marika Teledzinska

Strawberry Alison

Amanda Bran

Amanda Bran

Alison's Tennis Partner

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Gail Lang

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Vic Lang

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Carol Lang

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Bob Lang

Josh McConville

Josh McConville

Vic Lang

Dean Daley-Jones

Dean Daley-Jones

Bob Lang

Eva Lazzaro

Eva Lazzaro

Marie

Igor Sas

Igor Sas

Macklin

Lee Jankowski

Lee Jankowski

Corrupt Cop

Sam Turton

Sam Turton

Hiker

Louise Harris

Louise Harris

Corey Knoblauch

Corey Knoblauch

Craig Nielsen

Craig Nielsen

Angela McCann

Angela McCann

Paige Goldsack Gwynne

Paige Goldsack Gwynne

Rob Stevens

Rob Stevens

Ian Neal

Ian Neal

Sonya Lawson

Sonya Lawson

Hat Fitz

Hat Fitz

Kimberley Rossi

Kimberley Rossi

Girl

Casey Douglas

Casey Douglas

Vic Lang

Nathan Boyle

Nathan Boyle

Ensemble

Jessica Connell

Jessica Connell

Ensemble

Daniel Crisp

Daniel Crisp

Ensemble

Robbie Curtis

Robbie Curtis

Ensemble

Freyja Edney

Freyja Edney

Ensemble

Scott Grove

Scott Grove

Ensemble

Todd Kilby

Todd Kilby

Ensemble

Alice Muntz

Alice Muntz

Ensemble

Brittannie Portelli

Brittannie Portelli

Ensemble

Dan Wyllie

Dan Wyllie

Vic Lang

Kate Mulvany

Kate Mulvany

Gail Lang

Gibson Nolte

Gibson Nolte

Fenn

Renee Newman-Storen

Renee Newman-Storen

Daisy

Maddison Byfield

Maddison Byfield

Emmy

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