James has served time for drowning a little boy when he was a child, although the body was never found in the river. A visit from his victim’s mother upon parole sends him on a quest to find the truth. With little time and danger at every turn, James risks his freedom and his life to uncover the trail of sins that might give closure to the grieving mother.

Downriver

Directed by: Grant Scicluna
Written by: Grant Scicluna
Starring: Reef Ireland, Kerry Fox, Robert Taylor, Thom Green, Charles Grounds, Lester Ellis Jr, Helen Morse
Release Date: 2015
Did you know?: Director Grant Scicluna worked as a second unit director on Bruce Beresford’s Mao’s Last Dancer.

If you missed out on nabbing tickets to the sold out screenings of Downriver at the Melbourne International Film Festival, a new session has been announced and will screen on Friday 14 August.