Everyone has a past. Everyone has a secret.
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
DramaThrillerCrimeRomancedying and deathadulteryindividualcourt casescotlandglasgow, scotlandboatriverpregnancyauthorextramarital affairtold in flashback
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Character
Grave, earnest, intimate and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Ewan McGregorJoe Taylor
- Tilda SwintonElla Gault
- Peter MullanLes Gault
- Emily MortimerCathie Dimly
- Jack McElhoneJim Gault
- Thérèse BradleyGwen
- Ewan StewartDaniel Gordon
- Stuart McQuarrieBill
- Pauline TurnerConnie
- Alan CookeBob M'bussi
Crew
- David MackenzieDirector
- David MackenzieScreenplay
- Alexander TrocchiNovel
- Giles NuttgensDirector of Photography
- David ByrneOriginal Music Composer
- Colin MonieEditor
- Jeremy ThomasProducer
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Eden 202575% alikeBoth grave, earnest.
Lord of the Flies 196375% alikeBoth grave, earnest, bleak.
The Young One 196075% alikeBoth grave, earnest, intimate.
Kindred 202282% alikeSeries · Both grave, earnest.
The Crowded Room 202377% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave.
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