The Turning

2013Movie⏱️ 3h 0mR

Drama

⭐ 5.8

IMDB Rating

1,609 votes

A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.

Director

N/A

Writers

Tim Winton, Jonathan auf der Heide, Emily Ballou

Stars

Colin Friels, James Fraser, Henri Phillips

Release Date

September 26, 2013

Language

English

Country

Australia

🏆 6

Wins

🎯 9

Nominations

💬 12

Reviews

📋 9.0K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Colin Friels

as Narrator

James Fraser

as Davo

👤

Henri Phillips

as Biggie

Nikita Leigh-Pritchard

as Meg

👤

Tim Winton

as Adult Narrator

👤

Joseph Pedley

as Vic

👤

Cheyanne Pearce

as Melanie

Callan Mulvey

as David Wilson

Alex Bryans

as Young David

👤

Gwy McKenna

as Alan Mannering

💰 Box Office

$1,110,918

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color

Filming Location

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Production

Arenamedia, Screen Australia

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Not very good

by Gordon-11 • 2015-06-13

"This is a collection of short films in Australia about various aspects of life that presents with some kind of turning point. I watched this for the big names such as Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne, Ann's I knew I probably wouldn't enjoy this film anyway. Indeed, the first segment is already not so good, it tells a story of a family spending Christmas together but they go to the wrong house. I can't quite work out what is so special about this story, apart from Cate's performance. The Rose Byrne story is the best out of the whole film, it tells a distinct change in life bec..."