Trailer for Take Me to the River.
Ronnie Scheib of Variety says this is writer-director Matt Sobel's, first full length film. 'Take Me to the River' unfolds in an atmosphere of mystery and dread that contrasts with its surroundings' bucolic serenity. A gay Californian teenager's visit to Nebraskan relatives turns more nightmarish than he anticipated, for reasons that he never could have imagined, as clouds of displaced sexuality hover over flowing rivers, fertile fields and little girls on big horses. Told uniquely through the kid's (Ryder, played by Logan Miller) largely uncomprehending point of view, this Midwestern gothic tale maintains sufficient visual distance to suggest alternative narratives from other perspectives. This superlatively acted indie film promises more than it delivers, but chillingly evokes sufficient primal dread to intrigue all audiences.
The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2015 and will get a limited release in New York on March 18, 2016.
2 min 3 sec
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Posted On
March 13, 2016
Matt Sobel
Writer
Matt Sobel
Studio
Film Movement
Release
March 18, 2016
Robin Weigert
Logan Miller
Richard Schiff
Azura Skye
Josh Hamilton
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