Tomorrow, When the War Began

Plot

When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 6.2/10 (10,336 voted)

Critic's Score: 54/100

Director:
Stuart Beattie

Stars: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis

Storyline
Seven Australian teenage friends from a small town go on a camping trip to be with nature. During their trip, they see military aircraft fly overhead. What they didn't know was their country was being invaded by another country. Returning home, they discover that they are at war. With no training, they band together to fight the enemy.

Writers: John Marsden, Stuart Beattie

Cast:

Caitlin Stasey
–

Ellie Linton

Rachel Hurd-Wood
–

Corrie Mackenzie

Lincoln Lewis
–

Kevin Holmes

Deniz Akdeniz
–

Homer Yannos

Phoebe Tonkin
–

Fiona Maxwell

Chris Pang
–

Lee Takkam

Ashleigh Cummings
–

Robyn Mathers

Andrew Ryan
–

Chris Lang

(as Andy Ryan)

Colin Friels
–

Dr. Clements

Don Halbert
–

Mr. Linton

Olivia Pigeot
–

Mrs. Linton

Stephen Bourke
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Police Officer

Kelly Butler
–

Mrs. Maxwell

Julia Yon
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Mrs. Takkam

Dane Carson
–

Mr. Mathers

Taglines:
Where Were You When Everything Changed?

Details

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Release Date: 24 February 2012

Filming Locations: Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office Details

Budget: AUD 25,000,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: AUD 3,862,193
(Australia)
(5 September 2010)
(342 Screens)

Gross: $16,525,360
(Worldwide)
(28 December 2011)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Australia: 103 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

The character Chris Lang mentions that his parents are in Saudi Arabia which is where Ashleigh Cummings (who plays Robyn) was born.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes:
When the Gang get back from Hell and go to Ellie's, Kevin finds the contents of the fridge to be rotten, yet the fruit in the bowl is perfectly fresh.

Quotes:

Chris Lang:
How funny are dogs?

User Review

Fantastic adaption…….congratulations!

Rating: 10/10


I've just finished watching the world premiere of "Tomorrow When the
War Began" in Sydney with my son. We've both read the complete
"Tomorrow" book series, which we loved – so we went expecting the movie
to not live up to the book because movies generally don't, do they?
Well, we were really pleasantly surprised as this movie is a wonderful
adaption.

A great cast of "unknowns" become the characters we know and love. They
did a fabulous job of capturing the essence of the book with the right
balance of action, character development and teenage romance. It really
is a fantastic effort and I would be very surprised if this film
doesn't smash it at the box office.

We both wanted to sit there and watch it all over again!