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The River Used to Be a Man

Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch

Release: 2012-09-07·Runtime: 80m·★ 6.6
Drama

A young German travels in Botswana. On the banks of a river, he meets an old fisherman who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat. The next morning, he finds himself alone in a seemingly endless river delta. After days of wandering, he arrives in a village far from civilisation, but his odyssey never ends. More and more, he loses control in the impassability of a foreign culture.

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Rohfilm
SWR

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