The Water Diviner

To honour a promise. To find his sons. To make his peace.
The Water Diviner (2014)
Timing: 1:52 (112 min)

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Budget
$22 500 000
Box office
$35 396 641
Director
Scenario
Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios
Producer
Andrew Mason, Troy Lum, Keith Rodger, Brett Ratner, John Collee, Andrew Knight, Andrew Anastasios, James Packer, Kerry Stokes, Tim Worner
Camera operator
Composer
David Hirschfelder
Artist
Chris Kennedy, Tuesday Stone
Audition
Nikki Barrett, Pinar Celik
Editing
Matt Villa, Ali Akdeniz
Whole Team (105)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Military literature, diaries, and letters from soldiers were used in creating the film's script.
  • Among other projects that Russell Crowe considered for his directorial debut were "The Long Green Shore" about Australian soldiers fighting in the jungles of New Guinea during World War II, and "Bra Boys" – the story of the famous Sydney surfers' gang.
  • After Russell Crowe finished filming in Australia, Turkish scenes began filming on February 26th in Istanbul, specifically in the vicinity of Sultanahmet (a district in the old part of Istanbul, located on the European side of the city), Cemberlitas (a district in the old part of Istanbul), and Balat (a traditional Jewish quarter in Istanbul), as well as near Topkapi Palace.
  • Filming in Istanbul continued until March, and then moved to the ghost town of Kayaköy in the Aegean region of Fethiye.
  • The horse that Russell Crowe rides in the scenes filmed in Australia is actually his own horse.
  • Cem Yilmaz and Yilmaz Erdogan both voiced their own characters in the Turkish version of the film.
  • In one interview, Yilmaz Erdogan said that during the filming of some scenes in Australia, the air temperature rose to as high as 49°C.
  • The dog shown at the very beginning of the film is Russell Crowe's own dog. The dog had to lose weight for its role.
  • Among other projects Russell Crowe considered for his directorial debut were “The Long Green Shore” about Australian soldiers fighting in the jungles of New Guinea during World War II, and “Bra Boys” – the story of the famous Sydney surfers’ gang.
  • In one interview, Yılmaz Erdoğan said that during the filming of some scenes in Australia, the air temperature rose to as high as 49ºC.

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