The River Used to Be a Man
2012, German. Directed by Jan Zabeil.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 7 September 2012
- Original title
- Der Fluss war einst ein Mensch
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Alexander Fehling, Jan Zabeil
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The River Used to Be a Man isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 2012. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The River Used to Be a Man?
The River Used to Be a Man (2012) was directed by Jan Zabeil and stars Alexander Fehling, Obusentswe Dreamar Manyim, Nx'apa Motswai.