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By Alysia Urrutia (5) for Cinema Scope (405) on 13 Nov 2017

However, despite the potential in Barnard's thematic setup and Wilson's fine performance, Dark River ultimately amounts to less than the sum…

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By Emma Simmonds (380) for The List (2,018) on 08 Oct 2017

Stanley is superb, yet it is Wilson that will leave you shaken…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Oct 2017

It’s still evidently the work of a very talented filmmaker and is certainly never bad, but it also never lives up to its potential…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Sep 2017

Dark River moves inexorably towards that catharsis, pulling us along in its undertow…

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By C.j. Prince (29) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 16 Sep 2017

With such a simple approach to heavy subject matter, Barnard creates a distancing effect that reveals the feebleness of her screenplay and direction…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 14 Sep 2017

Wilson and Stanley are both excellent performers and they are the mainstays of a valuable piece of work, but I felt the ending was contrived…

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By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 13 Sep 2017

The key here is the perfectly-cast Wilson, constantly swimming against the current of her own harrowing memories, often telling more in a single…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 11 Sep 2017

The dominant note is the warm but quotidian realism of Giant rather than the experimental daring of Arbor, yet Dark River yields a perceptive…

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By Kate Taylor (347) for Globe and Mail (2,419) on 10 Sep 2017

The rugged emotional territory (and the Yorkshire accents) prove heavy-going in an uncompromising film that elicits a lot more admiration than…

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