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Lost River (2014)

Lost River poster
Directed by
Ryan Gosling
Genre
fantasy film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 643 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother struggles to keep her home in a decaying city while her teenage son discovers a submerged town beneath a nearby lake. Their separate adventures pull them toward a shadowy underworld run by a violent gangster.

surrealdarkslow-burnatmosphericbleakvisually lushunnervingmoodydreamlike

What happens

Lost River is a 2014 American fantasy thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Ryan Gosling, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, Barbara Steele, and Eva Mendes (in her final film role). Principal photography began in Detroit on May 6, 2013. The film premiered in competition in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and was released in the United States on April 10, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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