Swimming Upstream(Movie, 2003)

Name: Swimming Upstream
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: T01:54:00
Rating: 3.4

1h 54min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

Swimming Upstream is a 2003 Australian biographical drama film written by Tony Fingleton and directed by Russell Mulcahy. It stars Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, and Judy Davis. It shows the life of Fingleton (Spencer) from childhood to adulthood, and dealing with a topsy-turvy family. It is based on Fingleton's autobiography of the same name. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Swimming Upstream

nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Production Design

About Swimming Upstream

A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.

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Swimming Upstream (2003) Official Trailer - Geoffrey Rush, Jesse Spencer Movie HD(Trailer, 2:18)

Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Plays in: Queensland

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Portuguese (PT), Turkish (TR)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/21/2004 (World premiere: 02/27/2003)

Cast: Jesse Spencer, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Dawn Fraser, Murray Rose, Robert Quinn, David Hoflin

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Producer: Howard Baldwin

Screenwriter: Tony Fingleton

Composer: Reinhold Heil

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"El campeón"

"Gegen den Strom"

Keywords: swimmer, olympic athlete, olympic games, gay, alcoholism, 1950s, swimming, 1960s, biography, sports, abusive father, queensland, australia, dysfunctional family

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Swimming Upstream(Movie, 2003)

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