Against the Current [DVD]

Against the Current is the story of Paul Thompson, (Joseph Fiennes), a man who sets out to swim the entire length of the Hudson River -- all 150 miles, from Troy, NY to Manhattan. Joining Paul is his best friend since childhood, jeff (Justin Kirk) and Liz (Elizabeth Reaser), a teacher with nothing better to do during her summer break. Together the trio embarks upon an unusual road trip, a three-week adventure down the hudson. Both tragic and funny, Agaisnt the Current is a compelling and uncompromising exploration of sorrow and loss, one's right to determine one's own fate, and the limits and responsibilities of friendship.