The Endless River (2015)

Gilles and Tiny are both mourning recent deaths. Their grief unites them but hiding beneath the grief are darker shadows that connect their losses.

Director:

Oliver Hermanus

Writer:

Oliver Hermanus

Stars:

Nicolas Duvauchelle, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Clayton Evertson

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	Gilles Esteve
Crystal-Donna Roberts	...	Tiny Solomons
Clayton Evertson	...	Percy Solomons
Darren Kelfkens	...	Capt. Groenewald
Denise Newman	...	Mona
Katia Lekarski	...	Anne Esteve
Shelton Salie	...	Tertian
Trudy van Rooy	...	Lawna
Charlton George	...	Jimmy
Nomasanto Tshabalala	...	Primrose
Octavia Meissenheimer	...	Lesahe
Carel Nel	...	Dannie Greyston
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zenobia Kloppers	...	Teller

Storyline

Gilles and Tiny are both mourning recent deaths. Their grief unites them but hiding beneath the grief are darker shadows that connect their losses.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shares the same name as Pink Floyd's final studio album.

User Reviews

Pain and Joy Flicker like Flames

The lives of a trio of damaged characters from a small town intersect in the pouring rain, the enthralling pulse of a night club, ocean swells, resplendent beaches and ancient yellow-wood forests. Love blooms even as a woman cries alone and beneath the street lights in the middle of the night, terrible crimes are committed and coffins are lowered into the ground. Such scenes of pain and joy flicker like flames in the hearts of each character as they struggle to find answers to crucial questions like; who and why?! Some questions do not have answers and reveal truths that cut to the bone. This film is deftly crafted and finely done. It is firing on all cylinders. All in the filmmaker's bag of tricks – cinematography of beautiful and exotic landscapes as well as people, distant and diverse voices that need to be heard, creative camera angles that add to the mystery and suspense of the story and do not detract from it, fantastic pacing wherein scenes seamlessly blend into each other, music that makes you want to track down the singers and melt into their caravan, balanced, truthful and real portrayals of characters and themes, no pulled punches, acting that makes it seem you stumbled into the lives of these characters as you wandered around South Africa, intriguing themes and characters, organization and directing that keep your eyes glued to the screen and oblivious to all distractions be they what they may, a well-told story from beginning to end, and other support – is accomplished like fine art and without any of its pretensions. The only thing wanting here is sophistication and fame that may do as much to cheapen the film as help it. Seen at the 2016 Miami International Film Festival.

Details

Country:

South Africa France

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 2016 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

La rivière sans fin

Filming Locations:

Riviersonderend, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,487

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moonlighting Films, Osmix S.A., Swift Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color