The River Why

The River Why

One man's struggle to catch his dreams.

PG-13 2010 · 101 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Romance

A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.

Directed by Matthew Leutwyler · Written by Thomas A. Cohen

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