Russell Crowe’s THE WATER DIVINER To Be Released By Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Academy Award winner Russell Crowe’s (“Gladiator”) directorial debut, from RatPac Entertainment, THE WATER DIVINER, which the Studio will release in select U.S. theaters on April 24, 2015.

Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE WATER DIVINER is an epic adventure set four years after the devastating battle of Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.

Australian farmer Connor (Crowe) travels to Istanbul to discover the fate of his sons, reported missing in the action, where he forges a relationship with the beautiful Turkish woman (Kurylenko) who owns the hotel in which he stays. Holding on to hope, and with the help of a Turkish Officer, Connor embarks on a journey across the country to find the truth about the fate of his sons. THE WATER DIVINER is an extraordinary tale of love, hope and heroism.

Crowe directs the film from a screenplay by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios. Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum are the producers, with James Packer, Brett Ratner, Kerry Stokes, Tim Worner, Angus Ross, John Collee, Knight and Anastasios serving as executive producers.

The film also stars Yilmaz Erdogan (“The Butterfly’s Dream”), Cem Yilmaz (“The Magician”), Jai Courtney (“Divergent”), Ryan Corr (“Not Suitable for Children,” “Where the Wild Things Are”), James Fraser (“The Turning”), Ben O’Toole (TV’s “Love Child”) and Isabel Lucas (“Red Dawn”).

Crowe’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes Academy Award-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie (“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” “The Hobbit” Trilogy), production designer Christopher Kennedy (“Lawless”), editor Matt Villa (“The Great Gastby”), costume designer Tess Schofield (“The Sapphires”) and Academy Award-nominated composer David Hirschfelder (“Elizabeth,” “Shine”).

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