London River (2009)

Two strangers come to discover the fate of their respective children in the 2005 terrorist attacks on London.

Director:

Rachid Bouchareb

Writers:

Rachid Bouchareb (screenplay), Zoé Galeron (screenplay),

Stars:

Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Francis Magee

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brenda Blethyn	...	Elisabeth
Sotigui Kouyaté	...	Ousmane
Francis Magee	...	Inspecteur anglais
Sami Bouajila	...	Imam
Roschdy Zem	...	Le Boucher
Marc Baylis	...	Edward
Bernard Blancan	...	Ouvrier forestier
Gareth Randall	...	Psteur
Aurélie Eltvedt	...	Guide chapelle
Diveen Henry	...	Policiére anglaise
Salah Mohamed-Marich	...	Locataire appartement
Gurdepak Chaggar	...	Agent de Voyage
Faycal Sekkoum	...	Homme avec portable
Sherekia Barton	...	Coffeuse
Elisabeth Clark	...	Infirmière anglaise

Storyline

After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attack on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks.

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Plot Keywords:

guernsey | koran | london england | religious differences | police | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK France Algeria

Language:

English French Arabic

Release Date:

23 September 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

London River - Destinos Cruzados

Filming Locations:

Cavaillon, Vaucluse, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,044 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Gross:

$1,314 (USA) (9 December 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3B Productions, Tessalit Productions, Arte France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 87 min (Pantalla Pinamar Festival)

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film received a one-week run release in Los Angeles starting 13 November 2009 in order to qualify for the Academy Awards. However it wasn't released in New York until 7 December 2011.

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Goofs

The film is set in July 2005, however an advertisement for the ps3 video game "Haze" (released in May 2008) can be seen on a bus.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 6 July 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Doubt is a killer

Weeks after the terrorist attacks in London a mother calls her daughter, over and over again. She hasn't heard from her in a while and is getting more and more anxious about her, knowing she lived close to where the events took place. When she goes to London to find her she finds a man instead. A man who matches her in one important manner - he is searching for his son. The two of them continue their search together and slowly find out more about themselves and each other.

Dark and dreary, depressing and painful. Sometimes people get together for entirely the wrong reason and this is one of these occasions. They connect rather well and play their stories out in a believable way. As they go through their daily routine it becomes all too painfully clear where it will all end - but the real pain of this film is that it ends too quickly. It runs for 87 minutes and could have used another 15 without having grown less intense. The shortness makes it feel a little rushed, but only a little.

9 out of 10 steps in the dark