- HD 1080
- Runtime: 105m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Australia
- Director: Cate Shortland
- Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Nathaniel Dean
- keywords: woman director, runaway teen, canberra, jindabyne
- Production_studio: Showtime Australia, Red Carpet Productions, Fortissimo Films, New South Wales Film & Television Office, Australian Film Finance Corporation
- Slogan: Love can turn you upside down.
- The Somersault is featured in the top rankings of 2004
- #77 in Top Romance Movies of 2004
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
