THE ENDLESS RIVER
synopsis
A young waitress welcomes her husband home to the small South African town of Riviersonderend (Endless River) after his four-year jail sentence. At first it appears their plans for a new life together are finally being realized. But when the family of a foreigner living on a nearby farm is brutally murdered, the young woman and the grieving widower begin gravitating towards each other. Trapped in a cycle of violence and bloodshed, the two form an unlikely bond seeking to transcend their mutual anger, pain and loneliness.
international title: | The Endless River |
original title: | The Endless River |
country: | South Africa, France |
sales agent: | Urban Sales |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Oliver Hermanus |
film run: | 108' |
screenplay: | Oliver Hermanus |
cast: | Nicolas Duvauchelle, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Clayton Evertson, Darren Kelfkens, Denise Newman |
music: | Braam du Toit |
producer: | Didier Costet, Genevieve Hofmeyr, Marvin Saven |
production: | Swift Productions, Moonlighting Films (ZA) |