The Broken Shore
TV Movie for ABC
(2013)
Credits
Adapted by
Andrew Knight
Producers
Ian Collie
Andrew Knight
Directed by
Rowan Woods
Starring
Don Hany
Claudia Karvan
Anthony Hayes
Erik Thomson
Full list of credits available on IMdB.
Synopsis
An evocative crime thriller set against a background of police corruption, racism and family tragedy. Joe Cashin (Don Hany) is a Homicide Detective transferred to the small Victorian coastal town of Port Monro where he grew up. When wealthy benefactor Charles Bourgoyne dies, Joe’s investigation uncovers a cycle of lies, betrayal and systematic corruption in a community where tensions over race, class and politics are at boiling point.
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2013
WON Australian Writer's Guild Award Best Screenplay in a Telemovie (Andrew Knight)
WON Australian Director's Guild Award Best Director in a Telemovie (Rowan Woods)
WON ACS Golden Tripod Best Cinematography In a Telefeature/TV Drama/ Mini-Series (Martin McGrath)
WON AACTA Best Cinematography in Television (Martin McGrath)
NOMINATED Screen Music Award Best Soundtrack Album (Cezary Skubiszewski)
NOMINATED Screen Music Award Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie (Cezary Skubiszewski)
NOMINATED AACTA Best Editing in Television (Scott Gray and Alexandre de Franceschi)
NOMINATED AACTA Best Sound in Television (John McKerrow)
NOMINATED AACTA Best Original Music Score (Cezary Skubeszewski)
NOMINATED AACTA Best Costume Design in Television (Jeanie Cameron)
NOMINATED Equity Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-Series or Telemovie