The Turning
A unique cinema event.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1110918
Runtime
180 min
Release Date
2013-09-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
5.645
Colin Friels
Narrator (voice)
James Fraser
Davo
Henri Phillips
Biggie
Nikita Leigh-Pritchard
Meg
Tim Winton
Narrator (voice)
Joseph Pedley
Vic Lang
Cheyanne Pearce
Melanie
Callan Mulvey
David Wilson
Alex Bryans
Young David
Gwy McKenna
Alan Mannering
Chad Smith
Alan's Friend
Brooklyn Bathurst
Alan's Friend
Talei Howell-Price
David's Wife
Libby Tanner
Gail Lang
Dougie Baldwin
Vic Lang
Taylor Ferguson
Strawberry Alison
Monique Fisher
Roberta
Jake Fehily
Jack
Matt Green
Librarian
Oscar Redding
Peter Dyson
Mirrah Foulkes
Fay Keenan
Finn Woodlock
Ricky Dyson
Carol Burns
Marjorie
Dennis Coard
Don
Francesca Magree
Sky
Harry Borland
Teenage Peter
Madeline Ferme
Teenage Fay
Jasmine Knox
Peter's Wife
Susie Porter
Carol Lang
Harrison Gilbertson
Vic Lang
Brenna Harding
Agnes Larwood
Toby Wallace
Brakey
Elise McCredie
Brakey's Mum
Peta Brady
Mrs. Larwood
Paul Ireland
Mr. Larwood
Rose Byrne
Rae
Miranda Otto
Sherry
Matt Nable
Max
Myles Pollard
Dan
Brittany Hibbert
Brittany
Lily Parker
Lily
Renato Fabretti
Jesus
Jakory Blanco
Frank
Jarli-Russell Blanco
Max
Waangenga Blanco
Dad
Kirk Page
Dad's Brother
Denis Thorne
Dad's Cousin Brother
Tyson Birtles
Another Brother
Meyne Wyatt
Frank
Wayne Blair
Max
Matthew Shanley
Vic Lang
Julie Rigg
Narrator (voice)
James Saunders
Preacher
Di Adams
Carol Lang
Marika Teledzinska
Strawberry Alison
Amanda Bran
Alison's Tennis Partner
Cate Blanchett
Gail Lang
Richard Roxburgh
Vic Lang
Robyn Nevin
Carol Lang
Hugo Weaving
Bob Lang
Josh McConville
Vic Lang
Dean Daley-Jones
Bob Lang
Eva Lazzaro
Marie
Igor Sas
Macklin
Lee Jankowski
Corrupt Cop
Sam Turton
Hiker
Louise Harris
Corey Knoblauch
Craig Nielsen
Angela McCann
Paige Goldsack Gwynne
Rob Stevens
Ian Neal
Sonya Lawson
Hat Fitz
Kimberley Rossi
Girl
Casey Douglas
Vic Lang
Nathan Boyle
Ensemble
Jessica Connell
Ensemble
Daniel Crisp
Ensemble
Robbie Curtis
Ensemble
Freyja Edney
Ensemble
Scott Grove
Ensemble
Todd Kilby
Ensemble
Alice Muntz
Ensemble
Brittannie Portelli
Ensemble
Dan Wyllie
Vic Lang
Kate Mulvany
Gail Lang
Gibson Nolte
Fenn
Renee Newman-Storen
Daisy
Maddison Byfield
Emmy
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