Long before Abbie Cornish was Keats’ muse in Bright Star and long before Sam Worthington was a Na’vi in Avatar, they co-starred in a gritty, intense coming-of-age drama in 2004. Somersault follows Heidi, an Australian teenager who leaves home after being caught with her mother’s boyfriend and ends up in a tourist community where she meets Worthington’s farmer boy Joe. As they attempt to build a relationship, Heidi contends with the cruelty of the adult world with Cornish’s trademark blend of vulnerability and steeliness. – Lina Fisher
