Somersault

A visually haunting film, set at the foot of the Australian ski fields, Somersault is the story of a young girl's sensory journey, through which she learns the true meaning of love, family and friendship. Living with her young single mother, sixteen-year-old Heidi (Abbie Cornish), starved of true affection, looks to short-lived sexual encounters for the physical and emotional contact she craves. A confrontation with her mother is the catalyst for Heidi leaving home and fleeing to the snow resort town of Lake Jindabyne.