SOMERSAULT (2004)

Director: Cate Shortland, Writer: Cate Shortland

Abbie Cornish as Heidi, Sam Worthington as Joe. Also Lynette Curran, Nathaniel Dean and Leah Purcell.

Abbie Cornish turns in a mature debut performance, matched by excellence from the rest of the cast and driven well by Shortland's directing. Not a strong narrative, it's all about character acting and mood - and is worthy as a top-notch example of both.