''The River Thief'' is a 2016 American teen crime drama written, directed, and co-produced by best-selling novelist
N.D. Wilson. The film stars
Joel Courtney
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is an American actor known for his role in the 2011 ...
as Diz, a roving burglar who takes a shine to a small town waitress, Selah, played by
Raleigh Cain. The film follows Diz as he tries to steal the affection of Selah and deal with the fallout from his biggest heist yet. The cast includes
Paul Johansson
Paul Joseph Otto Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-born Canadian actor and director in film and television, best known for playing Dan Scott on the WB/ CW series, ''One Tree Hill'', and for his role as Nick Wolfe on the short l ...
,
Bas Rutten
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, and
Tommy Cash
Tommy Cash (born April 5, 1940) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. His elder brother was Johnny Cash.
Biography
Cash was born in Dyess, Arkansas, United States, the youngest of four sons and three daughters of Ray and Carrie (R ...
.
Filmed for $400,000 over the course of ten days with the script completed just 48 hours before production began, ''The River Thief'' is the first feature produced by Gorilla Poets (Wilson and co-producer Aaron Rench).
''The River Thief'' received negative reviews. ''
The Los Angeles Times
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'', for example, called it "hackneyed" and "heavy-handed".
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American crime drama films
American teen drama films
2016 films
2010s American films