FRAMELINE50: Strange River

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Like an uncanny fairy tale — by turns thrilling, mysterious, and erotic — Strange River casts a marvelous spell on its viewers as it unfolds a transformational week in the life of 15-year-old Didac. A handsome boy from Barcelona, Didac is somewhat reluctantly along for the ride on a camping trip with his close-knit family, as they bike along a scenic rushing river somewhere in Germany. But Didac is being disturbed by strange dreams (or are they apparitions?) of a beautiful boy water nymph, and…