River

Name: River
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 21, 2023
Duration: 75 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Willem Dafoe

2023

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: April 21, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Willem Dafoe

Summary: An exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth’s rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. WithAn exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth’s rivers. Spanning six continents, this visual and musical tour-de-force is by turns celebratory, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful that we are beginning to understand rivers in all their complexity and fragility. Narrated by Oscar Nominee Willem Dafoe. With music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Radiohead.… Expand

Director: Jennifer Peedom and Joseph Nizeti

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 min

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Collider Matt Goldberg

Apr 18, 2023

River is a poetic argument made potent. Read full review

Empire Jake Cunningham

Apr 18, 2023

Stunning, if occasionally meandering, River provides waves of staggering visuals and a thought provoking, invigorating, environmental message. Read full review

Phil de Semlyen

Apr 18, 2023

Serenity, wonderment and worry mix in this awe-inspiring, musical tour of the Earth’s waterways. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Apr 21, 2023

Not a call to action, River instead contents itself by being a sensational reminder of where it is we all come from. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Apr 18, 2023

Peedom has now done it again, this time on the subject of rivers with the usual montage of powerful images. Visually rich though it still is, I have to admit to being a bit restless with this kind of globalist Imax-style docu-fantasia. Read full review

The Playlist Charles Bramesco

Apr 18, 2023

If giving the public more of what they want is the real game here, that could certainly be accomplished without all the puffed-up verbiage. Peedom’s greatest asset is her treasure trove of eye-popping nature photography — true reverence for the sacred rivers means allowing them to speak for themselves. Read full review

The Telegraph Michael Hogan

Apr 18, 2023

By the time the credits rolled on River, I wanted to throw myself into the nearest one. Read full review

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