London River tells the story of a friendship which develops between two seemingly unconnected people: Elizabeth (Academy Award nominee Brenda Blethyn) and Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate). Both have come to London to search for their children who are missing in the aftermath of 7/7 bombings.Beautifully detailed and movingly realised by Academy Award nominated director Rachid Bouchareb (Days Of Glory), the film convincingly creates a portrait of a multi-ethnic city struggling to come to terms with the terrorist attacks.At its centre it contains a stunning lead performance... from Brenda Blethyn hailed by critics as her strongest since she won a best actress Golden Globe for Secrets and Lies. [show more]
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Rachid Bouchareb writes and directs this drama set in the aftermath of the London bombings of July 2005. Two strangers - Guernsey widow Elisabeth (Brenda Blethyn) and French-African Muslim Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate) - travel to North London to find their children, both of whom have been missing since the bombings. After trying in vain to telephone her daughter Jane, Elisabeth heads to London to look for her, while Ousmane has been sent by his estranged wife to hunt for his son, Ali -a quest complicated by the fact that he only speaks French and has not seen his son since he was six years old. After the two meet at the flat shared by their missing children, they continue their quest together, and develop a tentative connection as they struggle to come to terms with the encroaching truth.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. London River tells the story of a friendship which develops between two seemingly unconnected people: Elizabeth (Academy Award nominee Brenda Bleythn) and Ousmane (Sotigui Kouyate). Both have come to London to search for their children who are missing in the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings. Beautifully detailed and movingly realised by Academy Award nominated director Rachid Bouchareb (Days Of Glory), the film convincingly creates a portrait of a multi-ethnic city struggling to come to terms with the terrorist attacks. At its centre it contains a stunning lead performance from Brenda Blethyn hailed by critics as her strongest since she won a best actress Golden Globe for Secrets and Lies. Actors Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyate, Roschdy Zem, Francis Magee, Sami Bouajila, Marc Baylis, Bernard Blancan, Aurélie Eltvedt, Diveen Henry & Gurdepak Chaggar Director Rachid Bouchareb Certificate 12 years and over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Additional Languages French Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 23 minutes (approx)
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