Somersault (film)

Somersault
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCate Shortland
Written byCate Shortland
Produced byAnthony Anderson
Starring
CinematographyRobert Humphreys
Edited byScott Gray
Music byDecoder Ring
Production
company
Red Carpet Productions
Distributed byHopscotch Films
Release dates
  • 17 May 2004 (2004-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 16 September 2004 (2004-09-16) (Australia)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$4 million[1]
Box officeA$2.1 million[2]

Somersault is a 2004 Australian romantic drama film written and directed by Cate Shortland in her feature directorial debut. It was released on 16 September 2004 and screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It also swept the field at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning every single feature film award (13 in total).

Exploring the themes of sexuality, alienation and emotion, Somersault is about a 16-year-old girl named Heidi (Abbie Cornish) who flees her Canberra home to the mountain town of Jindabyne in New South Wales. There she meets Joe (Worthington), the son of a local farmer, and gradually forms a relationship with him, despite his difficulty in expressing his feelings. He also seems to be unsure of his sexual orientation, despite having better-than-average luck meeting women.

The soundtrack is written and performed by Australian band Decoder Ring. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004 the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Soundtrack Album.[4]

  1. ^ "Hopscotch Presents Somersault". Cinematic Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Somersault". Movie Marshal. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Somersault". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  4. ^ "2004 - Best Original Soundtrack / Cast / Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2022.