Swimming Upstream (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	February 4, 2005 (Limited)
On DVD:	May 31, 2005
Genre:	Sports, Drama
Director:	Russell Mulcahy
Writer:	Anthony Fingleton
Cast:	Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, Jesse Spencer, Tim Draxl, David Hoflin, Craig Horner, Brittany Byrnes, Deborah Kennedy, Mark Hembrow, Mitchell Dellevergin, Thomas Davidson, Kain O'Keefe, Robert Quinn, Keeara Byrnes, Des Drury
Studio:	United Artists
Official site:	mgm.com/swimmingupstream
Running Time:	114 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material and a scene of sensuality

"Swimming Upstream" tells the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner strength to become a champion. Based on Anthony Fingleton's novel of the same name and set in 1950s Brisbane, Australia, Swimming Upstream stars Jesse Spencer as Tony, a young man who beats the odds to become a champion swimmer in spite of his overbearing, alcoholic father (Geoffrey Rush) and long-suffering but quietly...

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