Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+18)
Critics 36Audiences 54GoodWatch 45
Metascore37
Tomatometer34%
IMDb6.2
User score5.7
Letterboxd · 26 K ratings2.6/5
Audience score42%
Box office
10%of its budget back
- Budget
- $16 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $16 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
+6Released
2013
April 3, 2013
13 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
- France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more26 people
- Naomi WattsLil
- Robin WrightRoz
- Xavier SamuelIan
- James FrechevilleTom
- Ben MendelsohnHarold
- Sophie LoweHannah
- Gary SweetSaul
- Jessica ToveyMary
Alyson StandenMolly- DEDane EadeSurfer lifeguard
Charlee ThomasLil's grand-daughter
Scott PirloAssistant
Drew FairleyTheatre Director
Rowan WittOswald
Sally CahillMrs. Alving
Richard HuggettPunter
Katrina NormanRoz Swimming Double
Genevieve HegneyWorkshop Performer
Maya StangeWorkshop Performer
James BeaufortWorkshop Performer
Matt LevettWorkshop Performer- BBBianca BatemanStand-in
- SSSkye SutherlandRoz (young)
- SHSarah HendersonLil (young)
Directing · 6
- Anne Fontaine Director
- Nerida Groth Third Assistant Director
- Mathieu Schiffman Second Unit Director
- Chris Webb First Assistant Director
- Scott Lovelock Second Assistant Director
- Sophie Fabbri-Jackson Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
- Christopher Hampton Screenplay
- Doris Lessing Novel
- Judy Morris Script Editor
Production · 14
- Naomi Watts Executive Producer
- Sidonie Dumas Executive Producer
- Troy Lum Executive Producer
- Philippe Carcassonne Producer
- Andrew Mason Producer
- Michel Feller Producer
Camera · 1
- Christophe Beaucarne Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Luc Barnier Editor
- Ceinwen Berry Editor
- Mathilde Van de Moortel Assistant Editor
- Veronique Algan Assistant Editor
- Basia Ozerski Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- Christopher Gordon Original Music Composer
- Peter Miller Sound Designer
- Francis Wargnier Supervising Sound Editor
- Bridget O'Driscoll Dialogue Editor
- Andrew Kotatko Music Supervisor
- Jean-Pierre Laforce Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 6
- Steven Jones-Evans Production Design
- Annie Beauchamp Production Design
- Sophie Nash Art Direction
- Jocelyn Thomas Art Department Coordinator
- Charlotte Bayle Opening Title Sequence
- Sara Mathers Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Joanna Mae Park Costume Design
- Shane Thomas Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
- Anna Gray Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Michal Bigger Makeup Artist
- Adam Dalli Costume Supervisor
- Ziggy Golden Hairstylist
Other crew · 4
- Dean Gould Stunt Coordinator
- Matt Jordin Scenic Artist
- Antony Partos Additional Music
- Guy Courtecuisse Post-Production Manager
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