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'James has served time for the drowning of a little boy in a river. To find the missing body, he defies parole by returning to extract the truth from his dangerous friend who witnessed the crime. With little time and danger at every turn, James must uncover truths if he is to return the boy's body to his grieving mother.' (Production summary)
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What Lies beneath Death and Masculinity in Grant Scicluna's Downriver
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer no. 187 2016; (p. 9-15)
— Review of Downriver 2015 single work film/TV 'Laurence Barber teases out the depictions of queerness, criminality and the rural in grant Scicluna's absorbing debut feature ...' -
2016 : The Year in Australian Film
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 29 December 2016; -
The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016; -
Grant Scicluna : Heading Downriver
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 June 2016; -
Reef Ireland : Going Dark in Downriver
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 10 May 2016;
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Dark Tales of Redemption Haunted by the Past
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 August 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Downriver 2015 single work film/TV -
Going Against the Flow in Grant Scicluna’s Debut Feature Film Downriver
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 14 August 2015;
— Review of Downriver 2015 single work film/TV -
What Lies beneath Death and Masculinity in Grant Scicluna's Downriver
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer no. 187 2016; (p. 9-15)
— Review of Downriver 2015 single work film/TV 'Laurence Barber teases out the depictions of queerness, criminality and the rural in grant Scicluna's absorbing debut feature ...' -
Aussie Movies Get Some International Love
2015
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— Appears in: NT News , 4 September 2015; (p. 47) 'Aussies are set to dominate at the Toronto International Film Festival this month...' -
Reef Ireland : Going Dark in Downriver
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 10 May 2016; -
Grant Scicluna : Heading Downriver
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 June 2016; -
The 100 Best Australian Films of the New Millenium
2016
single work
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 22 September 2016; -
2016 : The Year in Australian Film
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 29 December 2016;
Awards
- 2017 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Screenplay
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