
Somersault
2004 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.3 · 79% critics
After a shocking incident at home, a teenage girl leaves with almost nothing and drifts into a cold tourist town, trying to piece together stability. As she finds work, shelter, and a fragile connection with someone new, she searches for belonging while facing the risks and misunderstandings that come with being alone and vulnerable.
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-06-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (114 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a quiet, emotionally heavy coming-of-age drama about loneliness, desire, and trying to build a life from scratch; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear answers, like in The Kids Are All Right.
Pros: emotionally affecting journey; strong performances; moody small-town feel | Cons: slow, languid pace; thin or clichéd plotting; uneven dialogue, character depth
Themes
- woman director
- runaway teen
- canberra
- jindabyne
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2004
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- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2004
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Costume Design · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Cinematography · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Direction · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Supporting Role · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Sound · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actress in a Leading Role · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Music Score · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Production Design · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 2004 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew

Abbie Cornish
as Heidi

Sam Worthington
as Joe

Lynette Curran
as Irene

Erik Thomson
as Richard

Nathaniel Dean
as Stuart

Diana Glenn
as Sally

Olivia Pigeot
as Nicole

Damian de Montemas
as Adam
- BT
Ben Tate
as Sean

Hollie Andrew
as Bianca
Directed by Cate Shortland