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The Endless River (2015)

The Endless River (2015)

Drama
Release Date: 2015, September 7
Directors: Oliver Hermanus
Countries: France, South Africa
Production: Moonlighting Films, Swift Productions
Cast: Clayton Evertson, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Carel Nel, Charlton George, Darren Kelfkens, Nomasanto Tshabalala, Denise Newman, Katia Lekarski, Shelton Salie, Trudy van Rooy, Octavia Meissenheimer

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

waitress moral ambiguity south africa search for meaning grieving father unexpected connection family tragedy broken relationships marital breakdown crossed destinies