Directed by:
Russell MulcahyCinematography:
Martin McGrathCast:
Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Gyton Grantley, Philip Mountbatten (a.f.), Chas Green, Christopher Morris (more)Plots(1)
As the target of his father Harold's (Geoffrey 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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Geoffrey Rush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/742/162742319_cc2fea.jpg)
Geoffrey Rush
Australia
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
The King's Speech (2010)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
![Judy Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640038_dbff0d.jpg)
Judy Davis
Australia
Best movies:
Husbands and Wives (1992)
Barton Fink (1991)
Swimming Upstream (2003)
![Jesse Spencer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378329_8a0ab7.jpg)
Jesse Spencer
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Death In Holy Orders (2003) (series)
Lorna Doone (2000) (TV movie)
![Tim Draxl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277266_b3a632.jpg)
Tim Draxl
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Undocumented (2010)
A Few Best Men (2011)
![Craig Horner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275224_2d64a8.jpg)
Craig Horner
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
See No Evil (2006)
This Little Love of Mine (2021)
Brittany Byrnes
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Babe (1995)
Little Oberon (2005) (TV movie)
![Gyton Grantley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440772_dc4fc6.jpg)
Gyton Grantley
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Balibo Conspiracy (2009)
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
![Philip Mountbatten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/562/158562032_238500.jpg)
Philip Mountbatten (a.f.)
Greece
Best movies:
Underground (1995) - a.f.
Swimming Upstream (2003) - a.f.
A Private Function (1984) - a.f.
Chas Green
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Mermaids (2003) (TV movie)
Seconds to Spare (2002) (TV movie)
![Christopher Morris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/420/160420414_934d31.jpg)
Christopher Morris
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Great Raid (2005)
Salem's Lot (2004) (TV movie)
David Hoflin
Sweden
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Peripheral (2022) (series)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Sonja Zanger
West Germany
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Todd Leigh
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Outsider (2002) (TV movie)
Hit List (2011)
Deborah Kennedy
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
The Sum of Us (1994)
Tim (1979)
Raj Ryan
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Son of the Mask (2005)
Laura Donaldson
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Curse of the Talisman (2001) (TV movie)
Kain O'Keeffe
Australia
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Melissa Thomas
Best movies:
Swimming Upstream (2003)
Ghost Town (2008)
Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)