Downriver

Downriver

Cast: Reef Ireland, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor
Director: Grant Scicluna
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 99 minutes

Synopsis: Sometimes the path to redemption is paved in sin. James, 18, has been released from juvenile detention after serving time for his involvement in the suspected drowning of a young boy in a river years earlier. Ravaged with uncertainty, dealing with an estranged family and forced to face the dead boy's mother, James is set upon a journey of self discovery, shocking revelations and danger as questions surrounding the boy's death brim to the surface. Old friendships are questioned, family ties are tested and lives are put on the line as James must find his path to the truth. It's a path that will lead him Downriver…

After it's auspicious world premiere and sell out season at the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival, the journey of Downriver continues to shine. Grant Scicluna's homespun thriller wowed audiences at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) before screening in competition at the 7th Annual Miami & Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (MiFo).

Downriver won the Best Feature Film Jury Prize!

This is a great achievement for a great Australian film and signals the emergence of shining new talents in our industry - Writer/Director Grant Scicluna, producer Jannine Barnes and stars Reef Ireland, Tom Green, Steve Mouzakis, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor and Lester Ellis, Jr.

Rialto Distribution is proud to be releasing Downriver to Australian audiences in 2016 and we implore you to get behind this extraordinary film as the momentum for local content continues to grow.

Downriver
Release Date: 2016
Website: www.downriverfilm.com