London River


London River
Set in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings in London, this award-winning movie follows a white mom, and an African moslem dad, as they try to track down their missing kids. The two children happened to be 'involved' with each other, despite the severe cultural clash, and the two parents find themselves growing closer as their search progresses.

88 minutes.
Mature Accompaniment under 10.
Detective/Mystery, Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Brenda Blethyn, Sorigui Kouyaté, Francis Magee, Sami Bouajila, Roschidy Zem, Marc Baylis
Director
Rachid Bouchareb
ScreenplayRachid Bouchareb, Zoé Galeron, Olivier Lorelle
MusicArmand Amar
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
EditingYannick Kergoat
Sound formats
Made in2009
Produced byArte France, 3B Productions, The Bureau, CNC, France 3, L'Acse, RPCA, Tessalit Productions

Official Site | IMDB page
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceInfrequent and brief
PrejudiceMild within context and positively resolved
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseCigarettes, infrequent
CommentsNone
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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconThe prejudice is handled sensitively and the acting is great
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote icon'n Aangrypende fliek wat jou hart gaan ruk, maar nietemin oorloop van menslikheid
10
Cape Times
Deborah Young quote iconA sensitive tale of parents' anguidh after blasts sensitivity
10

What the People say

Internet
522 Netizens quote iconCardboard cut out characters enrich you with some weasel morality
14

Average .. 61%

12

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