The Tumbler

Two men, lost in the desert… or are they? Tahir, a soft-spoken, young Afghani-Australian who came here as a child, fleeing the Russian invasion of his homeland. Hurtle, a rough, older, archetypal Aussie bloke. A tumbler who got caught cracking a safe in 1964. An ex-con. An absent father. Together, Tahir and Hurtle stumble across the arid landscape with only a mouthful of water left between them…Jen, a young, headstrong woman, a soldier, stationed alone on a remote military base miles from anywhere in the Australian desert. In good faith and against regulations, Jen offers comfort and shelter to Tahir and Hurtle, seemingly on death’s doorstep after wandering the desert for days. But when Tahir drops a GPS Unit from his pocket, it becomes to clear to her that this is not what it seems. They are not lost. They are exactly where they planned to be. Is this an act of terrorism, or something more basis than that? Held hostage in her own military post, Jen learns of the their plan… to recover 24 bars of gold hidden in a secret underground desert base after the bombing of Darwin in the second world war. The Tumbler is a tale of three lost people who are looking for a way back to the lives they have lost… and a way to make sense of a world where the truth has too many sides and doing what seems right doesn’t always make you a good guy…

Marc Gracie was born in Australia, in 1960. Director, producer, writer and an actor. In the early 1990’s, Marc directed a number of TV movies and features including the drama Jigsaw and the suspense feature film Crimetime. Directing and Producing Jimeoin and Full Frontal. In the late 90’s Marc made the cult sitcom The Adventures of Lano and Woodley and then the cinema box office hit The Craic. In the late 90’s, Marc re-invent the tired Full Frontal sketch format for the Ten Network. Originally commissioned for 11 episodes Marc as Executive Producer and Director managed to extend the series, re-titled Totally Full Frontal to 35 episodes. Marc created and directed both Sit Down Shut Up and Shock Jock. In the new millennium Marc continued directing a number of an award winning feature films including Takeaway, teen comedy You and Your Stupid Mate.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA