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Released 4 years ago.
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Blueback
"He's their best kept secret."
2022 1h 42m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 50
FamilyDramaAdventure
Synopsis
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Based on the best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Blueback is a timely tale about the ocean, a beautiful marine creature, and a young girl’s power to change the world.
“He's their best kept secret.”
Cast
Mia Wasikowska
Abby
Eric Bana
Mad Macka
Ariel Donoghue
Young Abby
Ilsa Fogg
Teen Abby
Radha Mitchell
Dora
Pedrea Jackson
Teen Briggs
Clarence John Ryan
Briggs
Albert Mwangi
Gitundu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert Connolly
- Writers
- Robert Connolly
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Robert Connolly, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nigel Westlake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Nick Meyers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mia Wasikowska and Eric Bana and Ariel Donoghue carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "He's their best kept secret.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt14201576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Robert Connolly directs. Andrew Commis behind the camera. Nigel Westlake scores. Nick Meyers cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 4 years ago.
- 2Directed by Robert Connolly, shot by Andrew Commis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Nigel Westlake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Nick Meyers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Mia Wasikowska and Eric Bana and Ariel Donoghue carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "He's their best kept secret.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt14201576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrew Commis
- Original score
- Nigel Westlake
- Editing
- Nick Meyers
- Production design
- Clayton Jauncey
- Costume design
- Lien See Leong
- Makeup / hair
- Virginia Hawdon
- Runtime
- 102 min · 1h 42m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Blueback (2022)
Also by
Robert Connolly
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Arenamedia
AU
Key crew
- NovelTim Winton
- Executive ProducerJoanna Baevski
- ProducerRobert Connolly
- Foley EditorMegan Howieson
- ProducerLiz Kearney
- Executive ProducerLorraine Tarabay
- Makeup & HairVirginia Hawdon
- EditorNick Meyers
- Executive ProducerEric Bana
- Executive ProducerRobert Patterson
- Executive ProducerHayley Baille
- Makeup & HairKaren Sims
- ProducerJames Grandison
- Costume DesignLien See Leong
- Executive ProducerJames Baillie
- Executive ProducerNicholas Langley
- ADR MixerVic Kaspar
- Executive ProducerJoel Pearlman
- Set DecorationChristine Lynch
- Executive ProducerRicci Swart
- Production DesignClayton Jauncey
- Visual EffectsVladislav Enshin
- Executive ProducerAndrew Myer
- Art DirectionLouise Brady
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sea
- atlantic ocean
- oceanic expedition
- oceanography
- ocean rig
- oceans rescue
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2023-03-03
Also known as
International titles
- 안녕 블루백KR
- ブルーバックあの海を見ていたJP
