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River

River (2022)

Drama | 85 minutes
2,67 3 votes
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Genre: Drama / Thriller

Duration: 85 minuten

Country: Belgium

Directed by: Laurenzo Vergeynst

Stars: Gauthier Deleersnijder, Ian Ghysels and Manon Soberon

IMDb score: 4,7 (123)

Releasedate: 7 September 2022

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River plot

Twenty-year-old River wakes up in the psychiatric ward after a near-fatal overdose. He doesn't know who he is and has no idea how he ended up there. But when his memory returns, he remembers a promise: to help the aunt of a drug-addicted friend who took his own life.

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Actors and actresses

Ilse De Rauw Ilse De Rauw

Nurse Ilse

Karlijn Sileghem Karlijn Sileghem

Therapist

Emmy Leemans Emmy Leemans

Marthe

Ian Ghysels Ian Ghysels

River

Manon Soberon Manon Soberon

Zoë

Gauthier Deleersnijder Gauthier Deleersnijder

Donny

Onno Van Gelder Onno Van Gelder

Dkt Verbeke

Carla Havermans Carla Havermans

Nurse Carla

Recep Yağızoğlu Recep Yağızoğlu

Recep - Taxi Driver

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Donkerwoud

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6 August 2025 at 11:28

A truly charming debut film. "River" (2022) still feels a little too often like the work of a young director searching for his own style and tone. Some things work out exceptionally well, such as the nihilistic friendship between the introverted River (Ian Ghysels) and the dominant Donny (Gauthier Deleersnijder). A grimy, grimy sketch of West Flemish fringe figures who drag each other into a downward spiral of drugs, sexual frustration, and toxic masculinity. It crackles when Ghysels and Deleersnijder are on screen together, especially when the mentally damaged Zoë (Manon Soberon) comes between them. It's a shame that "River" (2022) chooses the most insipid route possible when River and Donny actually turn out to be the same person. Since 'Fight Club' (1999) it has become such a forced trick That doesn't mean I won't keep an eye on future work by Laurenzo Vergeynst.

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