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Two brothers, one dead mom, and a canoe full of resentment. What could go wrong?
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Big Muddy (2017)

slow-burn family therapyriver trip from hellmale grief simulator

Overview

Drama

Two brothers reconnect after many years because of their mother's sudden passing. Bo and Duncan float the same river they did as children, with more than an inheritance at stake. Will they revive their brotherly relationship, or will this be the beginning of the end?

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fraternal estrangementinheritance as warfaremasculine emotional bankruptcynostalgia as trap

Standout Aspects

Acting

Thompson and Smith's brittle chemistry crackles with decades of unsaid damage

Cinematography

The river becomes a third character—beautiful, indifferent, quietly menacing

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own family drama·Streaming: Rainy Sunday with whiskey and zero interruptions
Heads up:Emotional: Grief processing that'll wreck anyone with complicated sibling feelings
Matt Shapira

Director

Matt Shapira

ReleasedJun 1, 2017
Runtime1h 58m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Big Muddy Productions
Roaming Elephant Production

Top Cast

Brian Thompson

Brian Thompson

Wyatt Cooper

Brian Thomas Smith

Brian Thomas Smith

Bo Bartlett

Kassandra Clementi

Kassandra Clementi

Amber Cooper

Elle Evans

Elle Evans

Carol Bartlett

Chloe Catherine Kim

Chloe Catherine Kim

Dorthy Bartlett

John Pirkis

John Pirkis

Tom Grable

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shot entirely on location along the Klamath River in Oregon, with cast members doing their own canoeing after a two-week training bootcamp.

Insight

Director Matt Shapira based the story on his own estrangement from his brother following their father's death, filming the exact stretch of river from their childhood camping trips.

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