The Valley Below

2014

Drama

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 100% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 100%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 139 139

Plot summary

The Valley Below is a multi-narrative drama that chronicles the life of a small town in the badlands of Alberta over the course of one year.

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Top cast

Alejandro Rae as Barry
Stephen Bogaert as Gordon
Kris Demeanor as Warren
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801.9 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
Not Rated
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.45 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us   es   nl   tr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

The Albertan Condition

The Valley Below is Kyle Thomas's directorial debut of a feature-length film and I have to say I'm impressed, especially with the writing. Coming from BC, I always wondered why Albertans are the way they are, and while this movie doesn't exactly answer that, it does give a glimpse of the Albertan condition in various forms: teenage love, alcoholism, family ties, marriage, responsibility, solitude, community and helplessness. Whether a pregnant woman, a drunk man, an optimistic and caring police officer, a successful artist, or whatever, nobody can seem to escape the inward pull of Alberta, the refusal to let go of the last economic haven in Canada. I admit I only discovered this film on an Air Canada flight, and it was somewhat surreal that the film ended just as we were coming over Alberta. I looked out the window and wondered what kind of enchanting, mystical things were going on down there right at that moment. A first kiss on a deserted mountain range? A drunken brawl in a shady bar? Perhaps one day I will escape to Alberta, and find myself yearning for the condition that shields me from the horrors of the outside world. I hope this filmmaker continues to explore Alberta in its authethenticity.
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