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London River

London River

20096.71h 27m

Overview

After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks

Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Written by Olivier Lorelle, Rachid Bouchareb, Zoé Galeron
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Top Cast

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Elisabeth

Sotigui Kouyaté

Sotigui Kouyaté

Ousmane

Sami Bouajila

Sami Bouajila

Imam

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Le Boucher

Francis Magee

Francis Magee

Inspecteur anglais

Bernard Blancan

Bernard Blancan

Ouvrier Forestier

M

Marc Baylis

Edward

G

Gareth Randall

Pasteur

A

Aurélie Eltvedt

Guide Chapelle

Mathieu Schiffman

Mathieu Schiffman

Inspecteur anglais

Themes & Keywords

london, englandmuslimreligious educationkoranintolerancemissing personbigotry

About London River

London River is a drama, mystery film released in 2009 exploring themes of london, england, muslim, religious education, koran, intolerance, missing person. Directed by Rachid Bouchareb, it stars Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyaté, Sami Bouajila. After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attacks on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks

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