The Endless River
2015, English. Directed by Oliver Hermanus.
A young waitress welcomes her husband home to the small South African town of Riviersonderend (Endless River) after his four-year jail sentence. At first it appears their plans for a new life together are finally being realized. But when the family of a foreigner living on a nearby farm is brutally murdered, the young woman and the grieving widower begin gravitating towards each other. Trapped in a cycle of violence and bloodshed, the two form an unlikely bond seeking to transcend their mutual anger, pain and loneliness.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Oliver HermanusDirector
- Nicolas DuvauchelleGilles Esteve
- Crystal-Donna RobertsTiny Solomons
- Clayton EvertsonPercy Solomons
- Denise NewmanMona
- Darren KelfkensCapt. Groenewald
- Carel NelDannie Greyston
- Katia LekarskiAnne Esteve
- Shelton SalieTertian
- Trudy van RooyLawna
- Charlton GeorgeJimmy
- Nomasanto TshabalalaPrimrose
- Octavia MeissenheimerLesahe
Details
- Released
- 7 September 2015
- Country
- France, South Africa
- Written by
- Oliver Hermanus
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The Endless River runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The Endless River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 2015. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Endless River?
The Endless River (2015) was directed by Oliver Hermanus and stars Nicolas Duvauchelle, Crystal-Donna Roberts, Clayton Evertson.