The film begins in 1919, just after World War I has ended, and centres around Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe), an Australian farmer and water diviner. It follows an Australian farmer, Joshua Connor (Crowe), who travels to Turkey soon after World War I to find his three sons who never returned. An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons reported missing in action, where he forges a relationship with the beautiful Turkish woman who owns the hotel in which he stays. [16] The film was released in IMAX, and general, theaters by Warner Bros. in the United States on 24 April 2015. Viewed 29k times 3. He returns to Ayshe's hotel and learns that she is being pressed to marry her brother-in-law, Omer. [15], The film was released in Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey on 26 December 2014, and it was released in Thailand on 15 January 2015. After finding Edward and Henry's graves, Joshua sees in his dreams that Arthur survives the battle. The Water Diviner (2014) Plot. Holding on to hope, Joshua The Water Diviner grossed $30.8 million worldwide. I just watched an interesting movie, The Water Diviner. View All Available Formats & Editions. "The Water Diviner," Russell Crowe's disgraceful Turkish fantasy", "Russell Crowe's 'Water Diviner' is Top Australian Film of 2014", The Water Diviner movie review and trailer at SBS Movies, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Water_Diviner&oldid=1015947492, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Best Writing in a Feature Film - Original, Charlie Allan as Soldier at the station hall, This page was last edited on 4 April 2021, at 14:32. Holding onto hope, he must travel across the war-torn landscape with the help of a Turkish Officer, himself a veteran of the battles. Blu-ray. The Water Diviner is set in 1919, right after the conslucion of the Great War. [10], The film made its free-to-air television premiere on the Seven Network in Australia on 20 April 2015, a mere four months after its theatrical release in Australia for the centennial anniversary of ANZAC Day. The Water Diviner (2,079) IMDb 7.0 1 h 51 min 2015 X-Ray R Russell Crowe directs and stars in that follows an Australian man who travels to Turkey after the tragic World War I Battle of Gallipoli in search of his three missing sons. Four years earlier, his three boys died missing in action on the battlefield of Gallipoli, which was a defeat for British troops and a victory for Turkey’s Muslim troops. He must civilize people from past to reach today. The Water Diviner (2015) "To honour a promise. [18], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 61% based on 150 reviews; the average rating is 6.05/10. Ayshe lashes out, blaming Joshua for making things worse and tells him to leave. DVD. Lives of residents in a small Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them. Blaming himself for his brothers' death, Arthur felt he could never return to his family. In fact tests such as those conducted by the Australian Skeptics show that diviners cannot detect water pipes. The Water Diviner. Use the HTML below. To make his peace." The film was initially to be released in the UK on 23 January 2015 but was moved to 3 April. An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons. The film was received very favourably in Turkey at its debut and subsequent release. As Joshua leaves the hotel, Omer and a few of his friends attack him, only to be stopped by Hasan's subordinate, Sergeant Jemal (Cem Yılmaz).