Jindabyne (2006)

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Claire (Linney) and Stewart (Byrne) are wife and husband in this wanna-be-thriller drama. Stewart and his friends go on a fishing trip, during which they discover the body of a dead woman. Cell phones not finding a signal, what can they do but wait until returning home to make their statements at the police station. Claire is the last to find out about their discovery. Her faith in her relationshi... read more

''It would have been different if she had been white though...''

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.

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To be honest, I had never heard of this flick before but since it was starring Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney, I thought I should give it a try anyway. First of all, eventually, it was a rather obscure feature, there were lots of good things in this movie. Indeed, the directing was solid and, above all, the actors involved gave some very good performances but unfortunately the story didn't work ou... read more

On an annual fishing trip, in isolated high country, Stewart, Carl, Rocco and Billy (”the Kid”) find a girl’s body in the river. It’s too late in the day for them to hike back to the road and report their tragic find. The next morning, instead of making the long trek back, they spend the day fishing. Their decision to stay on at the river is a little mysterious - almost as if the place itself is exerting some kind of magic over them.