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The Water Diviner

2014 · 112 min

A somber, sweeping journey through grief and reconciliation, with moments of warmth and tension.

Directed by
Russell Crowe
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan
Tagline
To honour a promise. To find his sons. To make his peace.
Overview
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.

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Stream in the UK
  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Russell Crowe
Genres
War, Drama
Starring
Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • survival
  • redemption
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
war, drama
Directed by
Russell Crowe
Written by
Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios
Starring
Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney, Ryan Corr, James Fraser, Ben O'Toole
Music
David Hirschfelder
Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie
Runtime
112 min
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
Russian, Turkish, Greek, English

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