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Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart's wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband's actions, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim's family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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65%- Reviews Counted: 97
- Fresh: 63
- Rotten: 34
- Average Rating: 6.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Intelligent, superbly acted and finely observed, but Jindabyne suffers from too many extraneous elements and from a story that doesn't land with enough force or purpose.
Fresh: Though Linney is the standout, short-shrift should not be given to the rest of the cast, whose roles might be smaller but they're the ones who add a little color to this otherwise dreary vista.
Fresh: Too many extraneous elements have been added but at the movie's center lies the knotty story of a marriage poisoned by amorality.
Fresh: [Director] Lawrence's compelling little film pursues a deep question: why people make the choices that they do - and how they then live with those decisions, right or wrong, weak or strong.
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- $12.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2006
- © 2006 April Films (Jindabyne) Pty Limited, Film Finance Australia Corporation and Babcock & Brown Asset Holdings Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved.