The River King

1h 35min

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found floating in the river. Fearing scandal, the school insists it was suicide. But after discovering from the boy's girlfriend, Carlin, that he was being badly bullied, Abel suspects that a dangerous schoolboy initiation has gone horribly wrong and he secretly solicits the help of a sympathetic teacher, Betsy. He is warned off the investigation by his boss, as the school is a generous benefactor to the Police benevolent fund. Abel, however, cannot let the case go, not only because his own brother committed suicide years before, but also it seems that the spirit of the dead boy is leaving them clues as to what really happened that night.

Production Companies

First Choice Films

Kismet Film Company

imX Communications

Myriad Pictures

Spice Factory

Téléfilm Canada

Movision

Cast

Edward Burns

Edward Burns

Abel Grey
Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Betsy Chase
John Kapelos

John Kapelos

Joey Tosh
Rachelle Lefevre

Rachelle Lefevre

Carlin Leander
Bruce Murphy

Bruce Murphy

Joey's Son
Jonathan Malen

Jonathan Malen

Nathaniel Gibb
Karl Pruner

Karl Pruner

Walter Pierce
Jamie Thomas King

Jamie Thomas King

Harry McKenna
Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

August 'Gus' Pierce
Ross Petty

Ross Petty

The Dean
Sean McCann

Sean McCann

Ernest Grey

Release date

21st Oct 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English