The Water Diviner

• War
• Drama

Haunted by a premonition and driven by a father’s unwavering hope, an Australian farmer journeys into the desolate, recently-battled landscapes of Gallipoli in 1919, not to mourn his three missing sons, but to *find* them. This isn’t a war story focused on combat, but a deeply personal excavation of grief and the limits of belief against the backdrop of a fractured, post-war world. He employs an ancient skill – water dawning – as a symbolic means of locating not just water, but also the lost remnants of his family, encountering Turkish locals and fellow bereaved fathers who challenge his expectations and force a reckoning with the true cost of conflict. The film gently unfolds a story about finding a different kind of peace amidst unimaginable loss, emphasizing the shared humanity that emerges from shared sorrow rather than focusing on the horrors of war itself.