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| Directed by | Cate Shortland |
| Produced by | Anthony Anderson Jan Chapman |
| Written by | Cate Shortland |
| Starring | Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington Erik Thomson Anne Louise Lambert Leah Purcell |
| Editing by | Scott Gray |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 17 May 2004 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It also swept the field, winning every single feature film award - thirteen in total - at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards.
Exploring the themes of teenage sexuality and emotion, Somersault is about a 16-year-old girl named Heidi (played by Abbie Cornish) who runs away from her Canberra home to the ski fields of Jindabyne in New South Wales. There she meets Joe (played by Sam Worthington), the son of a local farmer, and tries to form a relationship with him, despite his difficulty in expressing his emotions. He also seems to be unsure of his sexual orientation, while having better than average luck meeting girls.
The soundtrack is written and performed by Australian band Decoder Ring. Some scenes were shot at the Ryrie homestead at Michelago, New South Wales.
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In the 2004 AFI Awards held on 29 October at Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Somersault made history by winning a record 13 awards, out of its 15 nominations. The film picked up the following awards: Best Feature Film - producer, Anthony Anderson; Best Direction - Cate Shortland; Best Original Screenplay - Cate Shortland; Best Actress in a Leading Role - Abbie Cornish; Best Actor in a Leading Role - Sam Worthington; Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Lynette Curran; Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Erik Thomson; Best Editing - Scott Gray; Best Cinematography - Robert Humphreys A.C.S.; Best Sound - Mark Blackwell, Peter Smith and Sam Petty; Best Original Music Score - Decoder Ring; Best Production Design - Melinda Doring; Best Costume Design - Emily Seresin.
Somersault was also a big winner at the 2004 Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) Annual Awards where it picked up five awards: Best Film; Best Director (Cate Shortland); Best Actress (Abbie Cornish); Best Cinematography (Robert Humphreys); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Lynette Curran).
The film also dominated the publicly voted Lexus IF Awards, taking out six of its eight nominations. It won awards in the following categories: Best Director (Cate Shortland), Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Script, Best Feature Film and Best Actress for Abbie Cornish.
Somersault grossed $2,158,574 at the box office in Australia,.[2]
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