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Jindabyne, in the southeast section of New South Wales, was moved to its current site from its original site upon the building of a hydroelectric dam, the resulting reservoir, Lake Jindabyne, which now sits atop the original townsite. Among its residents are a group of friends who socialize together: married Stewart and Claire, a service station owner/former race car driver and a pharmacist respectively, and their school age son Tommy; married Carl and Jude, who have been guardians to their granddaughter Caylin-Calandria, Tommys friend and disruptive classmate, ever since her mothers passing; Rocco and his new aborigine girlfriend, Carmel, a teacher at Tommy and Caylin-Calandrias school; and young parents Billy and Elissa, Billy who works casually as a mechanic for Stewart. Despite Stewart and Claire loving each other, there has long been disharmony in their household. Claire left for eighteen months following Tommys birth due to post-partum depression. Then, Stewarts mother moved to Jindabyne to look after Tommy, but still undermines Claire as a parent. And Claire doesnt like Stewarts closed emotional state, she who just wants them all to connect as human beings. As they do every year, the four men embark on a multi-day fly fishing trip to a remote section of the river. Shortly upon their arrival, Stewart discovers the dead body of a young aborigine woman in the river. What the men decide to do, or not to do, ends up receiving the wrath of general populace, but especially that of the aborigine community. It also has the potential to tear the friendship among this group, as well as Stewart and Claires marriage, apart. Through it all, Claire, in that want for human connection, does what she believes is the right thing, which is not always met with what is her intent.
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. Stewarts wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husbands action, 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 victims 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. The story of a murder and a marriage - a film about the things that haunt us.
Laura Linney
Claire
Gabriel Byrne
Stewart Kane
John Howard
Carl
Stelios Yiakmis
Rocco
Chris Haywood
Gregory
Tatea Reilly
Susan
Eva Rees
Tom
Deborra-Lee Furness
Jude
Eva Lazzaro
Caylin-Calandria
Maya Daniels
Caylin-Calandria's Mother
Bob Baines
Doctor #1
Max Cullen
Terry
Simon Stone
Billy 'The Kid'
Victoria Allen
Girl at Garage
Leah Purcell
Carmel
Betty Lucas
Vanessa
Alice Garner
Elissa
Ted Bowers
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