The Turning
2013, English. Directed by Marieka Walsh & Warwick Thornton & Jub Clerc & Robert Connolly & Anthony Lucas & Rhys Graham & Ashlee Page & Tony Ayres & Claire McCarthy & Stephen Page & Shaun Gladwell & Mia Wasikowska & Simon Stone & David Wenham & Jonathan auf der Heide & Justin Kurzel & Ian Meadows.
A unique cinema event.
Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning author Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives in a stunning portrait of a small coastal community. As characters face second thoughts and regret, relationships irretrievably alter, resolves are made or broken, and lives change direction forever.
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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The Turning is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India.
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Cast & crew
- Marieka WalshDirector
- Warwick ThorntonDirector
- Jub ClercDirector
- Robert ConnollyDirector
- Anthony LucasDirector
- Rhys GrahamDirector
- Ashlee PageDirector
- Tony AyresDirector
- Claire McCarthyDirector
- Stephen PageDirector
- Shaun GladwellDirector
- Mia WasikowskaDirector
- Simon StoneDirector
- David WenhamDirector
- Jonathan auf der HeideDirector
- Justin KurzelDirector
- Ian MeadowsDirector
- Colin FrielsNarrator (voice)
- James FraserDavo
- Henri PhillipsBiggie
- Nikita Leigh-PritchardMeg
- Tim WintonNarrator (voice)
- Joseph PedleyVic Lang
- Cheyanne PearceMelanie
- Callan MulveyDavid Wilson
- Alex BryansYoung David
- Gwy McKennaAlan Mannering
- Chad SmithAlan's Friend
- Brooklyn BathurstAlan's Friend
Details
- Released
- 25 September 2013
- Country
- Australia, Canada, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc
- Box office
- $1.1M
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What The Turning is based on
The Turning is based on The Turning (2005) by Tim Winton, published by Picador.
2005
The Turning
By Tim Winton
Published by Picador
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The Turning runs 180 minutes (3h 0m).
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The Turning is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in India. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Turning?
If you liked The Turning, try Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, The Nightingale.
Who directed The Turning?
The Turning (2013) was directed by Marieka Walsh and Warwick Thornton and Jub Clerc and Robert Connolly and Anthony Lucas and Rhys Graham and Ashlee Page and Tony Ayres and Claire McCarthy and Stephen Page and Shaun Gladwell and Mia Wasikowska and Simon Stone and David Wenham and Jonathan auf der Heide and Justin Kurzel and Ian Meadows and stars Colin Friels, James Fraser, Henri Phillips.
What is The Turning based on?
The Turning is based on The Turning (2005) by Tim Winton, published by Picador.