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Dark River is a 2017 British drama film written and directed by Clio Barnard, and starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, and Sean Bean. The film is loosely based on Rose Tremain's novel Trespass. Originally Barnard intended the film to be a straightforward adaptation of the novel, which was set in southern France and involved two sets of elderly ...
Jun 29, 2018 · Following the death of her father, Alice returns home to Yorkshire for the first time in 15 years to claim the tenancy of the family farm she believes is rightfully hers. Once there, she ...
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Jun 29, 2018 · “Dark River” is the kind of movie that mistakes rumbling storm clouds and restless sheep for plot development. In fact, there’s almost no plot to speak of, and the film becomes a prime example of why writers need to write story first and not theme or even character.
After receiving news of her father's death, Alice, a young travelling sheep-shearer, tentatively decides to return to the dilapidated family house of her childhood, in muddy North Yorkshire.
Alice Bell (Ruth Wilson) is a lonely laborer at a sheep farm. After getting news of her father's death, she returns to her family's rundown sheep farm despite being haunted by a family secret. Her bitter brother Joe (Mark Stanley) is angry at her 15 years absence and her attempt to revive the farm.
Dark River. Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson, "The Affair") returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years to claim from her estranged brother (Mark Stanley, "Game of Thrones") the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.
Sep 12, 2017 · Ruth Wilson stars as a sheep-shearer haunted by an abusive past in 'Dark River,' a British drama from writer-director Clio Barnard ('The Arbor,' 'The Selfish Giant').
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