Exclusive Portrait: Russell Crowe in Chicago for ‘The Water Diviner’

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CHICAGO – Actor and Oscar Winner Russell Crowe, known for films such as “L.A. Confidential,” “Gladiator,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Cinderella Man,” “Les Miserables” and “Man of Steel,” breaks out in his directorial debut and also stars in “The Water Diviner,” a story of war and his native Australia.

The film centers on Crowe as Connor, an Australian farmer who sends his three sons to World War One in 1915. The fate of the boys is the driver for the story, that takes Crowe’s character into former war zones and an exotic land. Filled with beautiful imagery under his direction, the movie – adapted from a novel – is also an homage to his native Australia, and the sacrifices that families make in times of war. “The Water Diviner” opens wide on April 24th, 2015.

Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com was at the Red Carpet for the Chicago premiere of “The Water Diviner,” at the Kerasotes Showplace Icon Theatre in the city, and captured this Exclusive Portrait.

Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe in Chicago for ‘The Water Diviner,’ April 19th, 2015
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

“The Water Diviner” opens everywhere on April 24th. Featuring Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Jai Courtney and Yilmaz Erdogan. Screenplay adapted by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios. Directed by Russell Crowe. Rated “R”

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Senior Staff Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2014 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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