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Swimming Upstream

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PG-13 2004 · 1h 54m
Drama
Starring Geoffrey Rush · Judy Davis · Jesse Spencer
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A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons.

Theatrical
Jul 21, 2004
DVD / Blu-ray
May 25, 2004
Director
Russell Mulcahy
Writer
Anthony Fingleton
Producers
Nick Morton, Howard Baldwin, Andrew Mason
Studio
Crusader Entertainment, Pacific Film and Television Commission, Baldwin Entertainment Group, Upstream Productions
Keywords
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Cast

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Geoffrey Rush
Harold Fingleton
J
Judy Davis
Dora Fingleton
J
Jesse Spencer
Tony Fingleton
T
Tim Draxl
John Fingleton
D
Deborah Kennedy
Billie
D
David Hoflin
Harold Fingleton Jr.
C
Craig Horner
Ronald Fingleton
B
Brittany Byrnes
Diane Fingleton
K
Kain O'Keeffe
Young Harold Jr.
M
Mark Hembrow
Tommy
S
Simon Burvill-Holmes
Brother Campbell
M
Melissa Thomas
Dawn Fraser
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