Director: Jason Bourque
A business retreat tucked into the Rocky Mountains becomes the unlikely setting for a rivalry-turned-romance in this 2024 Canadian feature.
What is A Whitewater Romance about?
Maya arrives at the mountain retreat expecting little more than networking and competition, only to be paired with a rival from a competing firm for the duration of the trip. Forced proximity gives way to shared meals, long hikes, and unexpected honesty, and the professional rivalry that first defined their dynamic slowly loosens into something warmer. Director Jason Bourque leans into the scenery, letting rushing rivers and alpine backdrops mirror the push and pull between two people who keep trying to stay guarded and keep failing. By the retreat's final days, both Maya and her once-rival have to decide whether what started as strategy can survive once the competition ends.
Cast & crew
Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth lead as the two rivals, with William deVry, Kate Twa, Edwin Perez, Alisha Ahamed, Sophia Carriere, and Heather Doerksen rounding out the retreat's supporting cast.
Context & significance
Filmed on location amid Canadian mountain scenery, A Whitewater Romance fits the familiar rhythms of the outdoor-retreat romance, pairing a light professional-rivalry hook with postcard-ready landscapes. At 84 minutes, the film keeps its focus tightly on the two leads rather than a sprawling ensemble, a structure typical of the genre's built-for-comfort pacing. Cast and crew make good use of the region's rivers and forests, treating the outdoors less as a backdrop than as a character that keeps forcing the leads together whenever they try to retreat into professional distance.
Where & how to watch
A Whitewater Romance streams on K-Time with a Persian-dubbed audio track, and the page itself is free to browse; watching the film requires only a free account login through K-Time's Farsi-first interface built for Persian-speaking audiences abroad.