London River

London River (2011)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (29 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (9,241 ratings)

London 2005--It's the story of Ousmane and Mrs Sommers, both humble people living ordinary lives, he in France, she in the Channel Islands. He has a son - she has a daughter - they both are students in London. On July 7th 2005, without any news of their dear children, they decide to start a journey… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By
Rachid Bouchareb
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Dec 7, 2011 Limited
Cinema Libre

Critic Reviews

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    It would be nice to say that Bouchareb, who also wrote and directed "Days of Glory" and "Outside the Law," succeeds. He does not entirely. But he doesn't fail, either.

  • Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

    Blethyn and Kouyaté inhabit and expand the film's earnestly instructive intentions, leaving us with a deeply-felt experience rather than a naively-sketched lesson.

  • V.A. Musetto, New York Post

    "London River'' features on-target acting by its two leads, but they receive scant support from the wobbly plot.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth.

  • Michelle Orange, Village Voice

    Bouchareb brings a measured hand to this intimate, occasionally overdetermined sketch of the aloneness at the center of our global confluence.

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  • Daisy M


    London River the story about a mother whose daughter went missing after the London attacks in 2005. The movie followed her efforts to find out what happened to her and her struggle to accept reality. She met an old man who same as her were looking for his son. The story started very… More

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