The River and the Wall

Name: The River and the Wall
Genre: Adventure, Documentary
Released: May 3, 2019
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 89
Cast: Austin Alvarado, Ben Masters, Beto O'Rourke, Filipe DeAndrade, Heather Mackey

2019

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: May 3, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Austin Alvarado, Ben Masters, Beto O'Rourke, Filipe DeAndrade, Heather Mackey, Jay Kleberg, Will Hurd

Summary: The River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but asThe River and the Wall follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands as they travel 1200 miles from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. They set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment, but as the wilderness gives way to the more populated and heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face-to-face with the human side of the immigration debate and enter uncharted emotional waters.… Expand

Director: Ben Masters

Genre(s): Adventure, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

May 9, 2019

The River and the Wall” comes on as innocent and glossy as a travelogue, but its scenic delights are the sugar coating on a passionate and spectacularly photographed political message. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

May 2, 2019

Director Ben Masters’ compelling, gorgeously shot, super-timely documentary The River and the Wall should be required viewing of anyone charged with making a public case for or against a border wall between the United States and Mexico. Read full review

Marc Savlov

May 1, 2019

By the end of this epic and thoughtful expedition, you’re left with the unmistakable feeling that some things – in this case, the natural splendor of the Rio Grande ecosystem – should and indeed must remain unsullied by cheap Washington grandstanding and election year promises. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 24, 2019

The sweeping footage they captured is moving in its beauty. But the real reason for the film is “reason.” Ben Masters’ movie talks to stakeholders — ranchers, Border Patrol agents, experts on patterns of migration and immigration along the U.S./Mexico border and members of Congress. And none of them think this wall thing is a very good idea, for reasons ranging from the impracticality of it and the lack of utility (It won’t do the job.) Read full review

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