Wel Come Mr. Russell Crowe!!!

Rating: 7/10 (21 September 2015)

'The Water Diviner' is a directional debut film for Oscar Winner 'Russell Crowe' and he has announced his arrival with a big bang to his fans. The movie is set in the backdrop of Battle of Gallipoli (1915) in Turkey. Mr. Conor (Russell Crowe) is a farmer who lives lives in Australia with his 3 sons and wife. His sons are taken away as forceful volunteers in Britain war against Ottoman Empire at Gallipoli where they are killed in action eventually. His wife could not take it and commits suicide leaving Conor in pain and distress. Conor takes a wow at her burial that he will find her sons and bury them alongside her grave. Conor travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager and tries to find a way to Gallipoli. Somehow he manages to reach Gallipoli despite resistance from British Visa office and military officials. There, he finds his two sons but the third is still missing. He has a strong belief that his 3rd son is alive but the military officials at Gallipoli forces him to return to Australia which is not acceptable for him. While at Gallipoli, Conor meets a Turkish officer Maj Hassan(Yilmaz Erdogan)who promises to help him. Ultimately, Conor, flees from Turkey by deceiving British officials and finds his son in Anatolia (which is under attack by Greeks). The movie is well- paced, well edited and doesn't drag. The lead actors were all perfectly cast and they delivered as per expectations. At the start of the 100th anniversary year of the Gallipoli landings, this is a story that was well worth telling. Russell Crowe has done a Great job at his debut film. Few dialogs are worth mentioning like Hope's a necessity where I come from and he is the only father who came looking after his sons.The war scenes conveyed some of the horror without being gratuitous in the violence or gore. A great movie from a great actor!!!!