River (2015 film)
| River | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jamie M. Dagg |
| Produced by | Nick Sorbara |
| Written by | Jamie M. Dagg |
| Starring | Rossif Sutherland |
| Cinematography | Adam Marsden |
| Edited by | Duff Smith |
| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language |
French English |
River is a Canadian thriller film directed by Jamie M. Dagg. It premiered in the Discovery section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
The film stars Rossif Sutherland as John Lake, an American doctor working in Laos.[2] After he intervenes to stop the sexual assault of a young woman, the assailant is found dead the next morning — thus leaving Lake open to charges of murder if he cannot prove his innocence, and forcing him on the run back to the American embassy in Vientiane.[2]
Sutherland garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. The film was chosen as the winner of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Claude Jutra Award, as the year's best feature film directed by a first-time director.[3]
Cast
- Rossif Sutherland as John Lake
- Douangmany Soliphanh as Douangmany
- Sara Botsford as Dr. Stephanie Novella
- Ted Atherton as Patrick Reardon
- David Soncin as Simon
- Aidan Gillett as Lachlan
References
- ↑ "River". TIFF. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- 1 2 "'River': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter, September 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Jamie M. Dagg wins Claude Jutra Award for Laos-set thriller River". CBC News, February 4, 2016.
External links
- River at the Internet Movie Database