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The Turning (2013)
Director: Marieka Walsh
Cast: Colin Friels, James Fraser, Henri Phillips, Nikita Leigh-Pritchard
5.8
86%Runtime180 min
RatingMA15+
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Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The 2013 anthology film The Turning, directed by Marieka Walsh, has received generally positive reviews from critics, with a 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the film has a more modest 5.8/10 rating on IMDb, indicating a more mixed reception from general audiences.
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Fans of unique and thought-provoking anthology films will appreciate the visually stunning and emotionally resonant vignettes directed by Marieka Walsh in the 2013 film The Turning. With a strong ensemble cast including Colin Friels, the film offers a deeply reflective exploration of the turning points in ordinary lives and relationships.
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The Turning is a 2013 Australian anthology drama film based on a 2004 collection of short stories by Tim Winton. It premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 3 August 2013. The film received a nomination for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film,
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