Big River
an ATSUSHI FUNAHASHI picture
Synopsis
Soon after he lands in America, Ali, a Muslim man from Pakistan, begins his search for his estranged wife, Nadia. On his journey, Ali meets with Teppei, a Japanese traveller hitchhiking his way across America, and Sarah, a local trailer park girl, who help him in his search. The three travellers succeed in finding Nadia, who, to Ali’s dismay, is living a new life in Phoenix with another man. Ali spends the rest of his stay in America with Teppei and Sarah, anxiously wondering where his life is leading. In the brief time they are together, the three companions commit to helping one another. Ali, Teppei and Sarah begin a new journey, to find their own individual identities and in the process they find each other. Big River is a road movie, a tale about the borderless realm of friendship and its ability to transcend culture.
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Press
"Exquisite lensing… A Jim Jarmusch-like movie that recalls the work of producer Jim Stark (“Mystery Train,” “Cold Fever”)… Sheer beauty"
VARIETY
Festivals
& Awards
Berlin International Film Festival
Forum
Busan International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Sao Paulo Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Joe Odagiri | |
|---|---|
| Kavi Raz | |
| Chloe Snyder |
| Director | Atsushi Funahashi |
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| Producers | Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida, |
| Shozo Ichiyama | |
| Co-producers | Mohammed Naqvi, |
| Alyssa Black | |
| Line Producer | Jill Schneider |
| Cinematographer | Eric Van Den Brulle |
| Production Design | Jeff Bercume |
| Sound Designer | Justin Kawashima |
| Sound Mixer | Sergio Sanmiguel |
| Editor | Steve Hamilton |
| Music | Janek Duszynski |
| Casting | Alyssa Jo Black |
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