Filmed on location in Malta - North Rhine, Westphalia, Gibraltar. Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa. Film developed with the support of the eQuinoxe Europe International Screenwriters Workshop & Master Classes, a training initiative of the MEDIA 2007 Programme of the European Union; developed in collaboration with ACE Producers. Produced with the support of the financial incentives provided by the Government of Malta.
Summary:
ER doctor Rike (Susanne Wolff) embarks on a one-woman solo sailing trip to Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean. When Rike comes across a sinking ship of refugees, she is quickly torn out of her contented and idealized world and must make a momentous decision. Aptly named after the mythological river that separates the living from the dead, STYX is an astute modern day parable of Western indifference in the face of marginalized suffering. Carrying practically the entire film Wolff is never less than remarkable in a riveting role as a woman pushed to her physical, psychological, and moral limits.
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