On an annual fishing expedition in isolated high country in Australia, a group of men discover a girl’s body in the water. The men decide to delay reporting their find until their trip is completed, but this decision precipitates tensions within their home town of Jindabyne, and the wider Aboriginal community, most notably between one of the party, Stewart (Gabriel Byrne), and his American wife Claire (Laura Linney).
What follows is a compelling and complex tale of doubt, anger, shame and responsibility, and an incisive look at the sexual and racial climate of contemporary Australia. The follow up film to director Ray Lawrence’s global masterpiece Lantana, the award-winning Jindabyne is one of most captivating movies to come out of the country for many years.
