Somersault

– Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2004
Somersault (2004)

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.

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Somersault (2004) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Sep 2004

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Cate Shortland

Writer:

Cate Shortland

Main Actors:

Abbie Cornish, Damian de Montemas, Olivia Pigeot, Alex Babic

Plot:

Coming of age: Heidi, 15, runs away from home after her mom sees her kissing mom's boyfriend. She goes to a Snowy River resort where a vague job offer doesn't pan out. She manages to find a place to live and a job at a convenience store. She's between childhood -- nursery rimes and a scrapbook of glittery unicorns - and adulthood - working, sorting out emotions and sexuality, and dealing with social slights and false charges of bad behavior. She's attractive and her loneliness makes her vulnerable. She sleeps with Joe, the son of local ranchers, and she awakens in him feelings he can't express. Is there any way she can put off adulthood and be a kid awhile longer?

Awards:

41 wins & 15 nominations.

Production:

Magnolia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Metacritic:
73%