''Undertow'' is a 2018 Australian TV movie written and directed by Miranda Nation.

Plot

Claire, who is grieving the loss of her baby, suspects her husband may be cheating.

Cast

Olivia DeJonge Olivia DeJonge (; born 30 April 1998) is an Australian actress, known for playing Tara Swift / Shaneen Quigg in ABC1's '' Hiding'', Becca in the film '' The Visit'' (2015), Elle in Netflix's '' The Society'' (2019), and Priscilla Presley in the ...

as Angie *

Josh Helman Joshua Helman (born 22 February 1986) is an Australian television and film actor. Helman played William Stryker in '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', and its sequel, '' X-Men: Apocalypse''. He has also appeared in the 2015 installment of the ''Ma ...

as Brett *

Laura Gordon Laura Gordon is an Australian actress. She was nominated for the 2020 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in ''Undertow (2018 film), Undertow''. Other major roles include films ''Em 4 Jay'' and ''Face to Face (2011 film), ...

as Claire * Rob Collins as Dan

Production

Undertow is Nation's first feature film. It was shot in Geelong in 2017. The production had a high proportion of female crew members.

Awards

10th AACTA Awards The 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as the AACTA Awards) is an award's ceremony to celebrate the best of Australian films and television of 2020. The main ceremony was held at The Star in Sydney and t ...

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest ach ...

- Laura Gordon - Nominated ** AACTA Award for Best Editing - Julie-Anne De Ruvo and Nick Meyers - Nominated

Reception

Vicky Roach of the Daily Telegraph gave it 3 stars, calling it "An impressive showcase for some extraordinary Australian talent." Writing in the Canberra Times, Jane Freebury gave it 3 stars, concluding "Undertow is in many ways an impressive achievement, and it augurs well for director Nation's next project." David Stratton gave it 3 stars in

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. He states "The plotting is convoluted and the motivations not always clear, but the film gets by on the strength of some solid performances and the attractive photography by Bonnie Elliott." The Sun Herald's Sandra Hall gave it 3 1/2 stars, finishing her review "It's an intelligent film, but it's relentless."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Undertow 2018 films 2018 drama films Australian drama films 2010s English-language films