More on this film coming soon. Turn the River Movie was released on 5/9/2008 and is of the following genere(s) Drama. The Turn the River Movie was given an MPAA rating of: Rated R for language. It's country of origin is USA, and it's main language is English. The movie runs 92 Minutes long.
Turn the River Movie was directed by Chris Eigeman.
Turn the River Movie was written by Chris Eigeman.
Sometimes Your Last Shot is Your First Break
In the thriller TURN THE RIVER, Famke Janssen (Best Actress- Hamptons Film Festival) stars as Kailey a small town pool hustler in upstate New York. She ekes out a living playing poker, periodically driving into Manhattan to check up on her mentor, Quinn (Rip Torn), who runs Quinn's a hardcore pool hall. Kailey (Janssen) is determined to raise $50,000 to wrest her son Gulley (Jaymie Dornan), who she was forced to give up at birth, from the toxic clutches of her alcoholic ex-husband David (Matt Ross) and his domineering mother (Lois Smith) and move to Canada for a better life. In order to win the money, Kailey must score a match with the best player at Quinns, Duncan (John Juback). With this as her only hope for a future with her son, Kailey starts to play and the stakes have never been higher.
Turn the River Movie was produced by Mr. Nice
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In 2007, the following cast and crew of the billiard movie Turn the River won the following awards at the Hamptons International Film Festival:
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The Turn the River Movie write up was entered on 5/19/2008 6:01:45 AM and was updated on 5/19/2008 6:01:45 AM.
A quick heads up - A new pool movie opens in NY/LA in May. (Yes, all the actors did their own shots) See TurnTheRiver.com for more.
