Beyond the River – ABC Film Challenge – 2010s Movies – Z (Zama) – Beyond the River – Movie Review
Director: Craig Freimond
Writer: Craig Freimond, Robbie Thorpe (Screenplay)
Cast
- Lemogang Tsipa (Eye in the Sky)
- Grant Swanby (Blood Diamond)
- Israel Matseke-Zulu (Tsotsi)
- Emily Child (Warrior)
- Kgosi Mongake (Invictus)
Plot: Inspired by the true story of Siseko Ntondini and Piers Cruickshanks, who together won gold in the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon,”Beyond the River” delivers a nail-biting adventure story about the triumph of the human spirit.
Runtime: 1 Hour 53 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Beyond the River starts when troubled young man Duma (Tsipa) gets given a chance to clean up his act. He gets offered to help on the Dusi Marathon crew, where he ends up helping former champion Steve Andrews (Swanby).
Both men have their own problems, but look to put aside their different lives to work together. Steve knows what it means to be a champion and struggles to see the potential in Duma. However, Duma refuses to be dismissed as an unlikely partnership occurs as they look to deal with their problems and move on with life.
Verdict on Beyond the River
Beyond the River is a sports drama following two men from different worlds that come together to compete in challenging racing. They have both seen problems in their lives and learned to overcome them to achieve something special together.
This is a story about coming together and overcoming the biggest challenges in life. It proves that teamwork can make something that looks impossible become a reality. This does come under the typical sports drama with a success story and it plays it out extremely well throughout the movie.
Final Thoughts – Beyond the River is everything you would expect from a sports success story.
