SWIMMING UPSTREAM - DVD-2002-GEOFFREY RUSH-MGM LIMITED EDITI

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• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Against All Odds, He Found The Strength To Become A Champion.; ; The inspirational true story of a swimmer's quest for Olympic gold, Swimming Upstream is a 'gripping' (The New York Times) tale of emotional triumph. Academy Award® winner* Geoffrey Rush and Judy Davis deliver 'terrific performances' (New York Post) in this haunting meditation on dreams, determination and defeating the odds.; ; As the target of his father Harold's (Rush) drunken abuse, young Tony Fingleton (Jesse Spencer) escapes to the underwater solitude of the local pool, where he aspires to win his father's love by becoming a national swimming champion. But when his cruel father pits Tony against his own brother in a competition to make the Olympic team, Tony must find the courage to swim his way to victory-and out of his father's emotionally crippling net.
• Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, Deborah Kennedy, David Hoflin, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Mitchell Dellevergin, Thomas Davidson, Kain O'Keeffe, Robert Quinn, Keeara Byrnes, Mark Hembrow, Simon Burvill-Holmes, Bob Newman, Andrew Nason, Barrie Young, Michael Earnshaw, Remi Broadway, Melissa Thomas, Andrew Booth, Brett Bullock, Todd Leigh, Steven O'Donnell, Christopher Morris, Anneliese Fegan, Gyton Grantley, Tudor Vasile, Dayle Marriott, Nick Crilly, Laura Donaldson, Courtney Ayre, Joanne Dobbin, Todd Levi, Russell Krause, Ron Kelly, Murray Rose, Paul Raynor, Justine Anderson, Dawn Fraser, Chris Herden, Cameron Watt, Christopher Betts, Terry Bone, Peter Marshall, Bruce Wainwright, Peter Jeremijenko, Bruce Shapiro, Chas Green, Aash Aaron, Ray McCabbin, Katherine Lyall Watson, Raj Ryan, Michael Ienna, Garry Parmenter, Jez Veal, Luke Wright, Des Drury, Prince Philip, Sonja Zanger, Russell Mulcahy, Anthony Fingleton, Diane Fingleton
• Director: Russell Mulcahy
• Runtime: 1:54
• Company: Crusader Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie