TAKE ME TO THE RIVER (BLU-RAY)

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• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Documentary, Music
• Plot: Ronnie Scheib of Variety says this is writer-director Matt Sobel's, first full length film. 'Take Me to the River' unfolds in an atmosphere of mystery and dread that contrasts with its surroundings' bucolic serenity. A gay Californian teenager's visit to Nebraskan relatives turns more nightmarish than he anticipated, for reasons that he never could have imagined, as clouds of displaced sexuality hover over flowing rivers, fertile fields and little girls on big horses. Told uniquely through the kid's (Ryder, played by Logan Miller) largely uncomprehending point of view, this Midwestern gothic tale maintains sufficient visual distance to suggest alternative narratives from other perspectives. This superlatively acted indie film promises more than it delivers, but chillingly evokes sufficient primal dread to intrigue all audiences. The film debuted at the Sundance festival on January 26, 2015.
• Cast: Terrence Howard, James Alexander, Al Bell, William Bell, Bobby Bland, Stephanie Bolton, Scott Bomar, George Brown Jr., Ben Cauley, Chris Chew, Brandon Chornes, Preston Clark, Otis Clay, Edward 'Hot' Cleveland, Cedric Coleman, Cody Dickinson, Luther Dickinson, Larry Dodson, Benjamin Flores Jr., Marc Franklin, Eric Gales, Al Gamble, Anthony Gentry, Tameka Goodman, Yo Gotti, Isaac Hayes, Charles Hodges, Leroy 'Flick' Hodges, Teenie Hodges, David Hood, Clifton Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Booker T. Jones, Al Kapone, Amy Lavere, Archie Love, Susan Marshall, Paul McKinney, Lannie McMillan, Lawrence Mitchell, Charlie Musselwhite, Sharisse Norman, Shontelle Norman, Deanie Parker, Charles 'Skip' Pitts, David Porter, Steve Potts, Joe Restivo, Bobby Rush, Andrew Saino, Ian Siegal, George Sluppick, Derrick Smith II, Kirk Smithhart, Kirk Smothers, Lester Snell, Snoop Dogg, Mavis Staples, Yvonne Staples, Hubert Sumlin, Marvell Thomas, Archie 'Hubie' Turner, Kelvin Walters, Kirk Whalum, Martin Shore, Rick Clark, Jerry Harrison, Zac Stanford
• Director: Martin Shore
• Runtime: 1:35
• Media Format: Movie