River (2015 Canadian film)
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 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.[2] Rossif Sutherland garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.
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| Directed by | Jamie M. Dagg |
| Written by | Jamie M. Dagg |
| Produced by | Nick Sorbara |
| Starring | Rossif Sutherland Sara Botsford Douangmany Soliphanh Ted Atherton |
| Cinematography | Adam Marsden |
| Edited by | Duff Smith |
Production company | Redlab Digital |
| Distributed by | Elevation Pictures XYZ Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Laos |
| Languages | French English Laotian Thai |
Plot
John Lake (Rossif Sutherland) is an American doctor working in Laos.[3] 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.[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
- Vithaya Pansringarm as The Bartender
References
- "River". TIFF. 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- "Jamie M. Dagg wins Claude Jutra Award for Laos-set thriller River". CBC News, 4 February 2016.
- "'River': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter, 15 September 2015.