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6.7/10
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A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
- Awards
- 41 wins & 15 nominations
Anne-Louise Lambert
- Martha
- (as Anne Louise Lambert)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaTook 7 years to make.
- GoofsWhen Joe pours hot water onto the icy windscreen of his car, no steam appears.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inside the Snowdome: Making 'Somersault' (2005)
- SoundtracksOnce Again
Written by Matt Walker
Performed by Matt Walker & The Necessary Few
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia
Licensed courtesy of Spaghetti Records
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I must confess some bias, being a massive fan of the Snowy area :) This film I can see not appealing to those who have never been to the Cooma/Jindabyne area of NSW. They will have no point of reference. For those who have however, this film is simply brilliant. I have stayed at the motel Heidi stayed at. I have visited friends with houses like Joes. The mood/feeling of Heidi around the edges of Lake Jindabyne are uncanny. There is a feeling down there I have not had anywhere else in Australia. A barren, cold feeling that is at once breathtaking and heartbreaking.
Objectively, one could indeed see this movie being light on concerning the plot. In my mind and experiences though, I have never been so engrossed. Heidi and Joes relationship is so tantalising. So possible. It might seem to some as not realistic, but it really is. This is how many, many Australians express themselves ( on a good day! ) It is pure, and wonderful, and simply amazing and I don't care that this may have been the only film close to warranting attention in 2004. It is regardless completely brilliant, and I for one will be holding it close to my heart for a long long time to come.
Australian cinema very rarely gets this close to actual emotion, and this film hits it again and again. Some of it may be contrived or stereotypical, but overall it really is a gem hidden amongst 21st century Australian cinema pap. Enjoy it please :)
Objectively, one could indeed see this movie being light on concerning the plot. In my mind and experiences though, I have never been so engrossed. Heidi and Joes relationship is so tantalising. So possible. It might seem to some as not realistic, but it really is. This is how many, many Australians express themselves ( on a good day! ) It is pure, and wonderful, and simply amazing and I don't care that this may have been the only film close to warranting attention in 2004. It is regardless completely brilliant, and I for one will be holding it close to my heart for a long long time to come.
Australian cinema very rarely gets this close to actual emotion, and this film hits it again and again. Some of it may be contrived or stereotypical, but overall it really is a gem hidden amongst 21st century Australian cinema pap. Enjoy it please :)
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Tepetaklak
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,214
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,566
- Apr 23, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $1,482,316
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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