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River

River

Run for your life

20165.81h 35m

Overview

In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

Directed by Jamie M. Dagg
Written by Jamie M. Dagg
Produced by Nick Sorbara, Mattie Do
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Top Cast

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

John Lake

Sara Botsford

Sara Botsford

Dr. Stephanie Novella

Ted Atherton

Ted Atherton

Patrick Reardon

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Douangmany Soliphanh

Douangmany

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Amphaiphun Phommapunya

Nang

David Soncin

David Soncin

Simon

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Aidan Gillett

Lachlan

Themes & Keywords

riverbangkok, thailandthailandvolunteerlaosmurderfugitivedoctorsexual assaultaccused of murderrunning from police

About River

River is a thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of river, bangkok, thailand, thailand, volunteer, laos, murder. Directed by Jamie M. Dagg, it stars Rossif Sutherland, Sara Botsford, Ted Atherton. In the south of Laos, an American volunteer doctor becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.

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