# The Water Diviner (2014)

> A grieving Australian farmer crosses postwar Turkey to recover the truth about his missing sons and finds fragile bonds with former enemies.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/147065

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Russell Crowe
- Cast: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Cem Yılmaz, Jai Courtney, Ryan Corr, James Fraser, Ben O'Toole
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3007512/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, earnest, sweeping, historical film night, reflective evening

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