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Release Date: 2004

Cast: Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew, Justin Martin, Leah Purcell, Alex Babic, Paul Gleeson, Joshua Phillips, Sam Worthington, Abbie Cornish, John Sheerin, Nathaniel Dean, Anne Louise Lambert ...MORE

Cast: Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew, Justin Martin, Leah Purcell, Alex Babic, Paul Gleeson, Joshua Phillips, Sam Worthington, Abbie Cornish, John Sheerin, Nathaniel Dean, Anne Louise Lambert, Lynette Curran, Damian De Montemas, Archer Lyttle, Olivia Pigeot, Ben Tate ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Romance Film, Coming of age, Indie, World cinema

Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It also swept the field, winning every single feature film award - thirteen in total - at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards. Exploring the themes of teenage sexuality and emotion, Somersault is about a 16-year-old girl named Heidi (played by Abbie Cornish) who runs away from her Canberra home to the ski fields of Jindabyne in New South Wales. There she meets Joe (played by Sam... MORE

Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It also swept the field, winning every single feature film award - thirteen in total - at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards. Exploring the themes of teenage sexuality and emotion, Somersault is about a 16-year-old girl named Heidi (played by Abbie Cornish) who runs away from her Canberra home to the ski fields of Jindabyne in New South Wales. There she meets Joe (played by Sam Worthington), the son of a local farmer, and tries to form a relationship with him, despite his difficulty in expressing his emotions. He also seems to be unsure of his sexual orientation, while having better than average luck meeting girls. The soundtrack is written and performed by Australian band Decoder Ring. Some scenes were shot at the Ryrie homestead at Michelago, New South Wales. In the 2004 AFI Awards held on 29 October at Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Somersault made history by winning a record 13 awards, out of its 15 nominations. The film picked up the following awards: Best Feature Film - LESS