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The Water Diviner

Name: The Water Diviner
Director: Russell Crowe
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2014-12-25
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney

2014 · 1h 52m · War, Drama

IMDb 7.0 Metacritic 50 RT 63%

The Water Diviner is a solid emotional drama that hits harder than its middling scores suggest—Russell Crowe brings genuine weight to a father's desperate quest through post-WWI Turkey. If you're in the mood for thoughtful, character-driven storytelling over spectacle, absolutely watch it tonight.

Plot

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.

Director: Russell Crowe

Cast: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney

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