Turn the River
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| Turn the River | |
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| Directed by | Chris Eigeman |
| Produced by | Ami Armstrong |
| Written by | Chris Eigeman |
| Starring | Famke Janssen Jaymie Dornan Rip Torn Matt Ross Lois Smith Marin Hinkle Terry Kinney Jordan Bridges Ari Graynor |
| Release date(s) | May 9 2008 (limited theatrical), July 22nd 2008 DVD |
| Running time | 92 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Turn the River is a film that was written and directed by Chris Eigeman. The film debuted at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 17, 2007.
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[edit] Cast
- Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan
- Jaymie Dornan as Gulley
- Rip Torn as Teddy Quinette
- Matt Ross as David
- Lois Smith as Abigail
- Marin Hinkle as Ellen
- Terry Kinney as Markus
- Jordan Bridges as Brad
- Ari Graynor as Charlotte
- John Juback as Duncan
- Tony Robles as Ralphie
- Santo D'Asaro as Scott
- Zoe Lister Jones as Kat
- Elizabeth Atkeson as Sally
- Joseph Siravo as Warren
[edit] Plot
Turn the River stars Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan, a woman rough around the edges and schooled in hard knocks. The film centers on her efforts to raise money winning at cards and pool in order to rescue her son from his increasingly troubled father. Sullivan has the best intentions, but not the greatest plan to achieve them. Sullivan attempts to confront her past and battle her demons, all to save her son Gulley.
[edit] Themes
Entertainment website, Variety, offered the following analysis:
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In casting a woman in a traditionally male role, Eigeman subtly shifts both genre and gender. His heroine adopts the iconography of the hustler movie, but feminizes it: The image of a woman camping out on a pool table reads less as rugged than vulnerable. When Kailey gets beaten up, it's not for being a hustler but for being a woman, as male rage explodes on the barest pretext.[1]
[edit] Critical reception
As of May 13, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 79% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 14 reviews.[2]
[edit] Awards
Eigeman won the Zicherman Family Foundation Award For Best Screenwriter "for its unflinching realism, pitch perfect dialogue and three-dimensional characters in a world that is so often given to stereotypes."[3]
Janssen was awarded a Special Jury Best Actress Prize for her work in the film "for a brave and touching portrayal of a woman fighting for her child and her life."[3]
