
Gallipoli(1981)
Two Australian sprinters face the brutal realities of war when they are sent to fight in the Gallipoli campaign in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.


“To honour a promise. To find his sons. To make his peace.”
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.

Russell Crowe
Joshua Connor

Olga Kurylenko
Ayshe

Yılmaz Erdoğan
Major Hasan

Cem Yılmaz
Sgt. Jemal

Jai Courtney
Lt. Colonel Hughes

Ryan Corr
Arthur "Art" Connor

James Fraser
Edward Connor

Ben O'Toole
Henry Connor

Steve Bastoni
Omer

Salih Kalyon
Dr. Ibrahim
The Water Diviner is a war, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of australia, based on true story, post world war i, farmer, missing in action, missing son. Directed by Russell Crowe, it stars Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Yılmaz Erdoğan. 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.
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