Following up 2017's film odyssey Mountain, filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and narrator Willem Dafoe reunite with the Australian Chamber Orchestra for another...
Following up 2017's film odyssey Mountain, filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and narrator Willem Dafoe reunite with the Australian Chamber Orchestra for another cinematic experience depicting humanity's relationship to rivers.
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Where to watch River (2021)
88 %24 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
78 %9 reviewsAudience score rating
"A stunningly lyrical visual journey."
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FilmInk
FilmInk"Visually rich (but) the droning observations can be platitudinous and verging on insufferable."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Be awed or beat it; the film demands your reverence."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Not even Willem Dafoe’s narration can save this meandering documentary with tired colonial overtones."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"River is a poetic argument made potent."
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Collider
Collider"This sparklingly visual, Nat Geo-like tour of the worlds great waterways wants to dazzle us and shake us from our complacency and it manages both in style."
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Time Out
Time OutRiver (2021) | Details
- Rating
- U, upsetting scenes
- Runtime
- 75
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Australia
