Directing
Cate Shortland
Born August 10, 1968 · Temora, New South Wales, Australia (age 58)
Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian director and screenwriter. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film Somersault, her 2012 historical drama film Lore, and her 2017 psychological thriller film Berlin Syndrome. She is best known for directing the 2021 superhero film Black Widow. Shortland was born in Temora, New South Wales. She graduated from the Aust…
Known For
Black Widow · 2021Black Widow
★ 7.22021
MovieActionAdventure
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Berlin Syndrome · 2017Berlin Syndrome
★ 6.02017
MovieDramaHorror
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Lore · 2012Lore
★ 6.72012
MovieDramaWar
After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.
Somersault · 2004Somersault
★ 6.32004
MovieDramaRomance
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
Joy · 2000Joy
★ 9.02000
MovieDrama
An adolescent girl's journey of self-discovery set in the garish twilight world of Sydney's late night shopping malls and rooftops.
The Silence · 2006The Silence
★ 6.32006
MovieCrimeMystery
A police officer reassigned to curate a photography exhibition finds links between a series of murders.
In the Winter Dark · 1998In the Winter Dark
★ 5.41998
MovieDramaHorror
Fear of an unidentified livestock predator unites an Australian couple, an outcast, and an abandoned woman.
Flowergirl · 1999Flowergirl
★ 5.71999
Movie
Daisuke, Hana and Tetsu are three young Japanese sharing an apartment at Bondi Beach in Sydney. After a year of carefree living, Daisuke has to return to Osaka to work in his father's butcher shop. He is secretly in love with his flatmate Hana. A lyrical vignette of final days and home videos.








