The Water Diviner is a 2014 drama film starring and directed by Russell Crowe, in his directorial debut, and written by Andrew Anastasios and Andrew Knight. It is loosely based on the book of the same name by Anastasios and Dr. Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios. The film follows an Australian farmer, Joshua Connor (Crowe), who travels to Turkey soon after World War I to find his three sons who never returned. It also stars Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney, Cem Yılmaz, Yılmaz Erdoğan, and Jacqueline McKenzie.
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Russell Ira Crowe is an actor. He was born in New Zealand, spending 10 years of his childhood in Australia and residing there permanently by age 21. His work on screen has earned him various accolades, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a British Academy Film Award.
Crowe in 2017
A promotional photo of Crowe as Russ Le Roq in 1981
Crowe at the premiere of The Insider in Washington D.C., 1999
Crowe singing at an open mic night at O'Reilly's Pub in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 13 June 2005