# Lost River (2015)

> In a dying city haunted by buried secrets, a mother and her teenage son navigate a macabre underworld to protect their family and home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/101327

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
- Director: Ryan Gosling
- Cast: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt Smith, Ben Mendelsohn, Reda Kateb, Barbara Steele
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2366608/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: brooding, eerie, surreal, late night arthouse viewing, halloween season

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