
After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attack on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks.... (Full plot summary below)
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After traveling to London to check on their missing children in the wake of the 2005 terror attack on the city, two strangers come to discover their respective children had been living together at the time of the attacks.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn engaging morality play about the quest of an English woman and an African Muslim to find their children after the 2005 terrorist attack in London. |
| Back StagePete HammondAn engrossing and engaging drama with two fine performances by two veteran actors. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterOld fashioned and low key, London River feels like a dour kitchen sink chamber piece from the Sixties. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineQuiet and contained, this film feels like a TV movie due to its somewhat gentle look at a serious issue. But there's real strength in its performances |
| The SpectatorDeborah RossIt's astonishingly moving, in its quiet, harrowing, weary way, although you may rightly ask: if it's so painful, why would I want to sit though it? Because, my dears, that is life. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunThe film's message about these worried individuals and the larger family of all humanity is a bit obvious at times, but the performances keep you watching. |
| BET.comClay CaneBouchareb's greatest accomplishment is successfully tackling class, grief and Islamophobia. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectNot surprisingly, the choice of the actress who played lead female character in Mike Leigh's "Secrets and Lies" betrays an affinity for Leigh in more than just the casting--and there's nothing wrong with that. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessThis gentle melodrama uses the July 2005 terrorist bombings in London as a jumping off point for a tender tale of clashing cultures united in grief. |
| News of the WorldRobbie CollinThere's only been one 7/7 film before this -- the shrill nonsense-fest that was Incendiary. Thankfully, this is much better. |