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  • Summary: Set against the backdrop of the July 7th terrorist attacks in 2005, London River follows Elizabeth from a small farming community in Guernsey as she travels to London in the immediate aftermath of the bombings after failing to hear from her daughter. Elizabeth is disturbed by the confusion of the metropolis and above all, by the predominantly Muslim neighborhood where her daughter lived. Her fear and prejudice escalate when she discovers her daughter was converting to Islam as she keeps crossing paths with Ousmane, a West African who has come from France to find his missing son. Although they come from very different backgrounds, Elizabeth and Ousmane share the same hope of finding their children alive. Putting aside their cultural differences, they give each other the strength to continue the search and maintain their faith in humanity. (Cinema Libre Studio)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
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  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Dec 6, 2011
    80
    It's a credit to both the actors and Franco-Algerian filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb (Days of Glory) that the film never dives headfirst into mawkishness.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Anna Smith
    Dec 5, 2011
    80
    An insight-filled take on prejudice in post-11/7 London that packs a hefty punch.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Dec 8, 2011
    60
    Rachid Bouchareb's tidy little two-character film, London River, demonstrates how great acting can infuse a banal, politically correct drama with dollops of emotional truth.

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