Riverhead (film)

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Riverhead
Directed byJustin Oakey
Written byJustin Oakey
Produced byJustin Oakey
Brad Gover
Starring Lawrence Barry
Evan Mercer
Stephen Oates
Des Walsh
Stephen Lush
CinematographyIan Vatcher
Edited byJustin Oakey
Music by Ulver
Release date
  • September 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)(AFF)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Riverhead is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Justin Oakey. [1] Set in a small town in Newfoundland and Labrador, the film stars Lawrence Barry as Patrick Whelan, a community patriarch drawn into a blood feud when Michael (Stephen Oates) and Robert (Evan Mercer) Windsor, the sons of a former enemy of Patrick's, return to town. [1]

The film premiered on September 16, 2016 at the Atlantic Film Festival. [1]

The original score was composed by the Norwegian experimental electronic group Ulver. [2]

The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Actor (Barry) and Best Supporting Actor (Mercer). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Riverhead: Small Town Violence In Newfoundland". The East, September 15, 2016.
  2. "Ulver to release Riverhead movie soundtrack". Team Rock, November 30, 2016.
  3. "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.