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A Bend in the River is a 2021 film directed by Colin Broderick, produced by Julie Ryan, and starring John Connors, John Duddy, and Kathy Kiera Clarke. [1] Filming took place in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and was completed in April 2018. [1] The film was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Belfast Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The film showed at the 2021 Craic Film Festival. [3]
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