Jindabyne

Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard. Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the town of the same name - Jindabyne, New South Wales, situated next to the Snowy Mountains. The film was written by Beatrix Christi... more

Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard. Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the town of the same name - Jindabyne, New South Wales, situated next to the Snowy Mountains. The film was written by Beatrix Christian. Jindabyne had its world premiere at Cannes and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in Australia on 20 July 2006 and was released in the United States on April 27, 2007. On an annual fishing trip, in isolated high country, Stewart (Gabriel Byrne), Carl (John Howard), Rocco (Stelios Yiakmis) and Billy (Simon Stone) find an Aboriginal girl's body in the river; she has been brutally murdered by a local electrician. Stewart, who found her, is initially distraught, and his screams bring... less