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The Song of Sway Lake

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After his father's suicide, a young record collector and his friend go to his family's lake house to claim a valuable jazz recording. While he is there, encounters with his estranged grandmother and a neighbor dredge up years of family suffering.
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The Song of Sway Lake benefits from alluring, evocative atmosphere, although it isn't always enough to compensate for a shaggy narrative and overall lack of focus.

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim Houston Press There's a grating fairy tale vibe to the film, especially when Ollie and Nikolai's motivations are narrated through an almost "once upon a time" tone. Oct 17, 2018 Full Review Adam Graham Detroit News In short, it's a mess -- an often lovely, atmospheric throwback with some clear personal flourishes, but a mess nonetheless. Rated: C- Sep 21, 2018 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com The attractiveness of the scenery, and a quiet, dignified performance by Ms. Peña in what could now be her last movie appearance, wind up being the main redeeming values here. Rated: 2/4 Sep 21, 2018 Full Review Dominic Griffin Spectrum Culture At least it looks pretty. Rated: 2/5 Jul 17, 2019 Full Review Jordi Costa El Pais (Spain) All in all, it is an unusual work and not without complexity, but not a marked and inconsistent indie affectation. [Full Review in Spanish] Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Robert W. Monk Flickering Myth With scenes going from detective noir, to romance, to thriller, to dry comedy drama and then back again, it all becomes tiring, without a strong enough emotional depth to the characters to warrant much of the ruminative aspect Rated: 2/5 Feb 21, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ari Gold

Director

Rory Culkin

Ollie

Robert Sheehan

Nikolai

Isabelle McNally

Isadora

Mary Beth Peil

Charlie Sway

Elizabeth Peña

Marlena

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Synopsis After his father's suicide, a young record collector and his friend go to his family's lake house to claim a valuable jazz recording. While he is there, encounters with his estranged grandmother and a neighbor dredge up years of family suffering.
Director
Ari Gold
Producer
Michael Bederman, Zak Kilberg, Allison Rose Carter, Ari Gold
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Bull, Ari Gold
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Grack Films, The Orchard
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 21, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 40m