The Water Diviner (2014)

December 25, 2014 (AU) • War, Drama • 112m

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.

Director

Russell Crowe

Writers

Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios

Top Billed

Russell Crowe

Keywords

australia based on true story post world war i farmer missing in action missing son gallipoli campaign

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Top Billed Cast

Russell Crowe

Joshua Connor

Olga Kurylenko

Ayshe

Yılmaz Erdoğan

Major Hasan

Cem Yılmaz

Sgt. Jemal

Jai Courtney

Lt. Colonel Hughes

Ryan Corr

Arthur "Art" Connor

James Fraser

Edward Connor

Ben O'Toole

Henry Connor

Steve Bastoni

Omer

Salih Kalyon

Dr. Ibrahim

Dylan Georgiades

Orhan

Megan Gale

Fatma

Dan Wyllie

Captain Brindley

Michael Dorman

Greeves

Christopher Sommers

Sgt. Tucker

Benedict Hardie

Dawson

Jacqueline McKenzie

Eliza

Isabel Lucas

Natalia

Damon Herriman

Father McIntyre

Robert Mammone

Colonel Demergelis

Deniz Akdeniz

Imam

Aidan Liam Smith

Young Edward

Jack Douglas Patterson

Young Art

Ben Norris

Young Henry

Crew

Sharelle Starr

Stunt Double

Dean Gould

Stunt Double

Emma Mitchell

Dialogue Editor

Sonal Joshi

Dialogue Editor

Russell Crowe

Director

Troy Lum

Producer

Andrew Mason

Producer

Keith Rodger

Producer

Andrew Lesnie

Director of Photography

Andrew Knight

Writer

Andrew Anastasios

Writer

David Hirschfelder

Original Music Composer

Barbara Gibbs

Line Producer

John Collee

Executive Producer

James Packer

Executive Producer

Brett Ratner

Executive Producer

Matt Villa

Editor

Pinar Celik

Casting

Nikki Barrett

Casting

Tess Schofield

Costume Design

Cagri Aydin

Art Direction

Wendy De Waal

Hairstylist

Wendy De Waal

Makeup Artist

Tuesday Stone

Assistant Art Director

Wayne Pashley

Sound Designer

Mario Gabrieli

Sound Effects Editor

Fabian Sanjurjo

Sound Effects Editor

Greg P. Fitzgerald

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Purcell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Guntis Sics

Sound Recordist

Wayne Pashley

Supervising Sound Editor

David Booth

Visual Effects Supervisor

Tayman Tekin

Camera Operator

Peter McCaffrey

Steadicam Operator

Mark Rogers

Still Photographer

Nick Forster

Additional Camera

Reg Garside

Gaffer

Robyn Elliott

Costume Supervisor

Christine Cheung

First Assistant Editor

Tony Wall

Music Editor

Marita Mussett

Supervising Art Director

Ludovico Einaudi

Additional Music

Richard Tognetti

Additional Music

Lisa Gerrard

Additional Music

Chris Kennedy

Production Design

Andrew Knight

Executive Producer

Andrew Anastasios

Executive Producer

Kerry Stokes

Executive Producer

Tim Worner

Executive Producer

Angus Ross

Executive Producer

Chris Webb

First Assistant Director

Lorelle Adamson

Production Manager

Ali Akdeniz

Production Supervisor

Jo Weeks

Script Supervisor

Jennifer Lamphee

Makeup Supervisor

Jennifer Lamphee

Hair Supervisor

David Nichols

Key Grip

Peter Stubbs

Special Effects Supervisor

Prue Fletcher

Post Production Supervisor

Doug Coleman

Stunt Coordinator

Zev Eleftheriou

Stunt Coordinator

Peter McCaffrey

Camera Operator

Scott Dolan

First Assistant Camera

Colin Deane

First Assistant Camera

Ernie Clark

Camera Operator

Frank Hruby

First Assistant Camera

Gerard Mahony

Rigging Grip

Grant Wilson

Best Boy Electric

Gerry Nucifora

Boom Operator

Anna Gray

Key Hair Stylist

Anna Gray

Key Makeup Artist

Shay Lawrence

Makeup Artist

Shay Lawrence

Hairstylist

Jen Rossiter

Makeup Artist

Zeljka Stanin

Makeup Artist

Jackie Wallington

Makeup Artist

Scott Lovelock

Second Assistant Director

Greg Tynan

Third Assistant Director

Hannah Andrews

Production Coordinator

Vicki Niehus

Location Manager

Sarah Abbey

Location Manager

Gavin Aubrey

Location Manager

Victoria Mielewska

Dialect Coach

Sedef Ecer

Dialect Coach

Fiona Nix

Unit Publicist

Natalie Wall

Casting Associate

Micharne Cloughley

Casting Assistant

Rebecca Cohen

Set Decoration

Christina Norman

Art Department Coordinator

Jo-Ann Beikoff

Property Master

Imogen Trowell

Construction Coordinator

Brendan Tolley

Storyboard

Tim Evans

Storyboard

Menderes Demir

Production Manager

Melisa Kurtay

First Assistant Director

Umut Ozdemirci

Second Assistant Director

Murat Şengül

Special Effects Supervisor

Ebru Kiziltan

Makeup Artist

Dilek Zengin

Makeup Artist

Mahmut Terzi

Hairstylist

Emre Cosar

Production Accountant

Serdegul Erdogan

Casting Assistant

Mustafa Kemal Olcer

Art Department Assistant

Funda Buyuktunalioglu

Costume Supervisor

Umut Alkan

Location Manager

Erhan Alpdundar

Location Manager

Libby Villa

Supervising Sound Editor

Derryn Pasquill

ADR Editor

Rick Lisle

Sound Effects Editor

Andrew Miller

Sound Effects Editor

Beth Bezzina

Assistant Sound Editor

Wayne Pashley

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jason Baird

Makeup Effects Designer

Nick Forster

Assistant Camera

Levan Doran

Stunt Double

Ryan Makepeace

Production Secretary

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 6.5/10

September 14, 2015

> A father with a hope to find his missing sons.

A fictional narration with the backdrop of the World War I. Precisely the story begins after the end of the war, about a father who goes after look for his sons who were last seen on the battlefield of Gallipoli, Turkey. The rest is the mix of drama, war, romance, flashbacks, and whether his mission is accomplished or not is the climax that decide.

Frankly, I was a little disappointed. The st… read the rest.