How ‘River’ Director Joshua Giuliano Made a ‘Beautiful, Brutal’ Slasher With Two Modern Scream Queens and a ‘Terrifying’ Villain

The film 'River' is a slasher film that explores the line between beauty and carnage, set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10.

The story follows a trio of siblings, played by Jane Levy, Jessica Rothe, and Max Mattern, who take their father's boat downriver to spread his ashes, but things take a turn for the worse after they spot a masked man.