The Song of Sway Lake

2017, Romance/Drama, 1h 40m

33 Reviews 50+ Ratings

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The Song of Sway Lake benefits from alluring, evocative atmosphere, although it isn't always enough to compensate for a shaggy narrative and overall lack of focus. Read critic reviews

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After his father's suicide, a young record collector and his friend go to his family's lake house to claim a valuable jazz recording. While he is there, encounters with his estranged grandmother and a neighbor dredge up years of family suffering.

Cast & Crew

Rory Culkin
Rory Culkin
Ollie
Robert Sheehan
Robert Sheehan
Nikolai
Isabelle McNally
Isabelle McNally
Isadora
Mary Beth Peil
Mary Beth Peil
Charlie Sway
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Peña
Marlena
Jack Falahee
Jack Falahee
Jimmy
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Hal Sway
Anna Shields
Anna Shields
Heather
Ari Gold
Ari Gold
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Elizabeth Bull
Elizabeth Bull
Screenwriter
Ari Gold
Ari Gold
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Michael Bederman
Michael Bederman
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Zak Kilberg
Zak Kilberg
Producer
Allison Rose Carter
Allison Rose Carter
Producer
Ari Gold
Ari Gold
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