Swimming Upstream (12A)
- Consumer Advice: Contains moderate emotional intensity and domestic violence
- Run time: 1 hour 37 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 10th June 2005
- Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer
- Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
- Official Website: www.mgm.com/swimmingupstream
- Distributor: Verve Pictures
Plot Synopsis
In the spirit of Billy Elliot and Chariots of Fire comes the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion.
Set in 1950’s Brisbane, Australia, and based on Anthony Fingleton’s novel of the same name, Swimming Upstream stars Jesse Spencer as the central character, Tony, who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing alcoholic father played by Geoffrey Rush, and his long-suffering but quietly heroic mother played by Judy Davis. Overshadowed in his father’s eyes by his brothers (David Hoflin and Tim Draxl), it is only when Tony displays an extraordinary swimming talent that he feels he has a shot at winning his father’s heart – and maybe even Olympic gold.