Raquel Laguna/ SUCOPRESS. Spanish director Paula Ortiz premieres Across the River and Into the Trees in the U.S. and Canada. The highly anticipated film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel stars Liev Schreiber, Matilda De Angelis, Josh Hutcherson and Danny Huston. In this interview, Paula Ortiz talks about working with the cast and about the biggest challenges she did encounter while filming in Venice during the pandemic. Across the River and Into the Trees follows Richard Cantwell (Schreiber), an American Army Colonel in post-WWII Italy. Haunted by the war, Cantwell is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver (Hutcherson) to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell’s plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman (De Angelis) begins to rekindle in him the hope of renewal. The film will be released exclusively in theaters on August 30th and will later be available on all VOD platforms in the U.S. and Canada.