Somersault
MovieTitle | Somersault |
User score | 6.2 |
Release date | Jun 19, 2004 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Cate Shortland |
Production country | Australia |
Production companies | Showtime Australia, Red Carpet Productions, Fortissimo Films, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation |
Revenue | $1,482,316 |
Run time | 105 min. |
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.