The Turning
“A unique cinema event.”
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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Cast
92 people
Colin Friels
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Darkman
Dark City
Daniel Wyllie
Vic Lang
James Fraser
Davo
Known for
The Water Diviner
December Boys
Henri Phillips
Biggie
Also in
Broken Hill
Nikita Leigh-Pritchard
Meg
Known for
Please Like Me
Tim Winton
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Breath
Joseph Pedley
Vic Lang
Also in
Satellite Boy
Three Summers
Cheyanne Pearce
Melanie
No other roles listed
Callan Mulvey
David Wilson
Known for
300: Rise of an Empire
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Alex Bryans
Young David
Also in
Fragile
Gwy McKenna
Alan Mannering
Chad Smith
Alan's Friend
Known for
Paper Planes
David Wenham Director · Simon Stone Director Robert Connolly Director
Director Writer
David Wenham
Director
Simon Stone
Director
Robert Connolly
Director
Mia Wasikowska
Director
Warwick Thornton
Director
Jonathan auf der Heide
Director
Tony Ayres
Director
Claire McCarthy
Director
Justin Kurzel
Director
Anthony Lucas
Director
Shaun Gladwell
Director
Rhys Graham
Director
Ian Meadows
Director
Ashlee Page
Director
Marieka Walsh
Director
Jub Clerc
Director
Stephen Page
Writer
Andrew Upton
Writer
Kris Mrksa
Author
Tim Winton
Composer
Guy Gross
Composer
Steve Nieve
Composer
Michael Yezerski
Cinematographer
Andrew Lesnie
Cinematographer
Geoffrey Simpson
Cinematographer
Denson Baker
Editor
Dany Cooper
Editor
Merlin Cornish
Editor
Nick Meyers
Production designer
Annie Beauchamp
Production designer
Clayton Jauncey
Production designer
Emma Fletcher
Costume designer
Sarah Jameson
Costume designer
Alice Babidge
Costume designer
Wendy Cork
Worldwide gross $1.1M · First release September 25, 2013 · Produced in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,110,918
Production
Arenamedia
Production
Screen Australia
Production
Madman Films
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LevelK
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Film Victoria
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ScreenWest
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Lotterywest
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Studio Balloon
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Scarlett Pictures
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8th In Line Productions
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Film Camp
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Sacred Cow Films
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Matchbox Pictures
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Savage Films
Production
Brown Cab
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Bangarra Dance Theatre
Production
Little Window Pictures
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Dirty Films
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Soft Tread Enterprises
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Warp Films
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Circa Contemporary Circus
Production
Carver Films
Production
Australia · Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · September 25, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Ireland
January 30, 2015 · Digital
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