London River

London River

Director Rachid Bouchareb

1 hr. 27 min. · United Kingdom, France, Algeria, 2009 · Drama · English · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N/A

About the film

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 together in search of the two teenagers. And although they come from different religious backgrounds – Ousmane is Muslim and Mrs Sommers’ Christian – they will share the same hope in finding their children alive. Putting aside their cultural differences, they will give each other the strength to continue the search and maintain the faith.“London River” is first and foremost a human drama, about how people react to events such as these, how they come together in the same place and forge a connection. Events such as the attacks of 7/7 naturally divide people, but at the same time they also bring them together. They need one another. People have to come together in the face of such crises. It’s an obligation.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 27 min.
Country, year
United Kingdom, France, Algeria, 2009
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
N/A

Credits

Director
Rachid Bouchareb
Screenplay
Rachid Bouchareb, Zoé Galeron, Olivier Lorelle
Cinematography
Jérôme Alméras
Music
Armand Amar
Cast
Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Berlin International Film Festival selected for competition, won Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actor, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Rachid Bouchareb

Director

Rachid Bouchareb

Rachid Bouchareb (born 1953) is a Franco-Algerian film director. From 1977 to 1983, he worked as an assistant director for France’s state television production company, S.F.P. His featured film debut came in 1985 with “Baton Rouge”. Since then his acclaimed films have included “Dust of Life”, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1995; “Little Senegal”, which was shown in competition at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival; and “Days of Glory”, which received the Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 2006 and also won prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.