The Water Diviner

The Water Diviner
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRussell Crowe
Written by
Produced by
  • Troy Lum
  • Andrew Mason
  • Keith Rodger
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Lesnie
Edited byMatt Villa
Music byDavid Hirschfelder
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) (Australia)
  • 24 April 2015 (2015-04-24) (United States)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • Turkish
Budget$22.5 million
Box office$38.2 million

The Water Diviner is a 2014 drama film starring and directed by Russell Crowe, in his directorial debut, and written by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight. The film follows an Australian farmer, Joshua Connor (Crowe), who travels to Turkey soon after World War I to find his three sons who never returned. It also stars Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Cem Yılmaz, Yılmaz Erdoğan, and Jacqueline McKenzie.

The Water Diviner had its world premiere at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia on 2 December 2014. It opened in Australian and New Zealand cinemas on Boxing Day 2014. The film had a limited release in the United States on 24 April 2015.