High Tide (1987)

Directed by

Gillian Armstrong

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman stranded in a small coastal town reconnects with the daughter she abandoned years earlier. The film follows their fragile attempts to build a relationship.

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What happens

High Tide is a 1987 Australian drama film starring Judy Davis, from a script by Laura Jones, about the mother-daughter bond, directed by Gillian Armstrong. Armstrong reported that when she began work on High Tide she pinned a note above her desk: "Blood ties. Water. Running Away." Jan Adele plays Lilli's mother-in-law Bet, in her film debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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