A River Changes Course

Name: A River Changes Course
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: October 4, 2013
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 77

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| Release Date: October 4, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: A River Changes Course tells the story of three families living in contemporary Cambodia as they face hard choices forced by rapid development and struggle to maintain their traditional ways of life as the modern world closes in around them.

Director: Kalyanee Mam

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 83 min

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Nicole Herrington

Oct 3, 2013

This human story is profound enough to stand on its own. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Oct 10, 2013

Mam's camera work is exquisite in its immediacy and agility. One of the most striking aspects of her film is the intimacy it achieves without feeling intrusive or turning her subjects into fodder for a message. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Oct 1, 2013

For the most part, the narrative here feels generational, representative, rather than invested in the specific incidents of specific lives. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Oct 10, 2013

Beautiful images can be a distraction in a serious documentary, but that's hardly the case here. They draw us in so we can better understand the hurtling changes that endanger the future of Cambodia and, by extension, much of the developing world. Read full review

Tomas Hachard

Oct 3, 2013

A delicate documentary about a way of life that's slowly disappearing, yet gives way to nothing new. Read full review

Nick Schager

Oct 2, 2013

Prospects are dim no matter where these people choose to reside, and A River Changes Course captures their struggle with an ethnographic gaze that generally maintains enough detachment to avoid excessive, judgmental handwringing and heartstring-tugging. Read full review

John DeFore

Oct 7, 2013

Honest and well made but lacking a strong hook. Read full review

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