Beautiful Kate is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Rachel Ward and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody and Sophie Lowe. Ward adapted the script from a 1982 novel of the same name by Newton Thornburg; this was the first novel by Thornburg used for a movie since Cutter's Way (1981). The film was shot on location in the Flinders Ranges.
The film premiered in June 2009 at the Sydney Film Festival and was released in limited release across Australia on 6 August 2009.
A writer, Ned Kendall (Ben Mendelsohn), is returning to the remote and isolated family home inhabited by his sister Sally (Rachel Griffiths), to say goodbye to his father, Bruce (Bryan Brown), who is dying. Ned also brings his fiancee, Toni (Maeve Dermody), who has trouble getting used to the isolation and harshness of rural Australia.
Ned starts reliving memories of his childhood, many involving his beautiful twin sister Kate (Sophie Lowe) and his older brother Cliff (Josh McFarlane). These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past. He begins writing, and his fiance reads that he had an awkward sexual encounter with Kate, and leaves him without giving him a chance to explain.
Kate is a feminine given name. It may refer to:
Beautiful God
Timeless and unchanging
I don't understand the reach of your hand
And unending grace
So why am I so scared
I know you'd never hurt me
What is it I fear
When love is standing here
So ready to save?
Don't let me walk away
To make those same mistakes
With every breath I know
That your eyes
They won't let me go
Beautiful God
Patient and unfailing
No words could thank
Or ever repay for all that you've done
Why am I so scared
I know you won't desert
The future's unclear
But I know you're here
Teaching me how to trust
As you change fear to love
Chorus
Worry so blinding, the past always finding
Way to rule
Light quickly fading from often mistaking
Lies for truth