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Against the Current

With the five-year anniversary of his wife and child’s death rapidly approaching, Paul (Joseph Fiennes) recruits his friends Jeff and Liz to help him realize his all-consuming goal of swimming the length of the Hudson River. Sensing that Paul is hiding something, Jeff discovers that the trip is Paul's way of saying goodbye to a life that has dealt him too much tragedy. Despite his friends’ efforts to convince him otherwise, Paul is firm in his belief that there is nothing left for him now that his wife and child are gone. As Paul swims closer to Manhattan, Liz and Jeff scramble to change his mind before it's too late. Justin Kirk turns in a particularly strong performance as Paul's sarcastic, unsentimental best friend. Appearances from Michelle Trachtenberg and Mary Tyler Moore round out an excellent ensemble cast. Set against the backdrop of the Hudson River Valley in summertime, Against the Current explores the dark landscape of life after loss, and delivers a strong finale sure to stay with you long after the film's conclusion. Director Peter Callahan and actor Justin Kirk expected to attend both screenings

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Cast & Crew

Director: Peter Callahan
Producer: Joshua Zeman, Mary Jane Skalski
Editor: Michael Taylor
Screenwriter: Peter Callahan
Cinematographer: Sean Kirby

Music: Anton Sanko
Principal Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Mary Tyler Moore, Michelle Trachtenberg
Filmography: Last Ball (2001)
World Sales: Fortissimo Films

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    4 stars, Jun 03, 2009

    By Nick Larson

    “This film was surprisingly good and the screenplay was outstanding. Although the movie itself is a drama, Kirk provides a great performance with good comic relief at times. ”

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    loss, grief, redemption..., Jun 07, 2009

    By Richard Erwin

    “...and purity. A lot of the pain and misery that's happened in the 20th Century has come about due to the determination, at any cost, to take a vision to its logical conclusion, its purity intact but the results devastating to the ability to have a society, to have individuals, that are truly” … full review

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Screenings

Uptown Cinema
June 5, 2009 7:00 PM
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June 7, 2009 11:00 AM
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