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Dark River

2017

Clio Barnard

Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, Esme Creed-Miles ...

5.9

224

Thriller. Drama Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A stirring battle-for-the-land drama combining classicism with a nervous edge (...) It’s gratifying to see leading lady Ruth Wilson headlining a big-screen vehicle worthy of her flinty brilliance"	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Moving (...) This is Wilson’s film and she owns it with a performance rich in psychological subtlety that simultaneously projects ferocity and vulnerability."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A precise, penetrating story (...) Ruth Wilson brings fresh insights to the story of a survivor"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[Barnard] coaxes magnetic performances from Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley (...) Acute and sensitive (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Andrew Lowry Empire	"There may be little you haven’t seen elsewhere, but there’s no denying the skill here (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Barnard’s narrative style is elliptical and mysterious (...) The film has an impressive intensity (...) It has some lyrical and delicate moments (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Moira MacDonald Seattle Times	"There’s no mistaking its impact (...) Dark fare indeed, and you won’t shake it off easily (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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