The River
2003, French. Directed by Mama Keïta.
“The River” ponders whether you can go home again, particularly if you’ve never been there. When Alfa (French rapper Stomy Bugsy) kills his drug-dealer boss in retaliation for a friend’s death, his brother cryptically suggests he leave Paris and “go toward the river.” Accompanied by sassy Senegalese cousin Marie (Auriele Coulibay), he embarks on a road trip back to his disdained African roots. Pic possesses a picaresque charm, plus feisty persona of Marie. But Bugsy is so unflaggingly morose, it’s hard to understand what Marie sees in him. Pic, yet to find a distrib in France, stands little chance in the U.S.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 30 March 2003
- Original title
- Le Fleuve
- Country
- France, Guinea, Senegal
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The River runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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The River isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 March 2003.
What movies are like The River?
If you liked The River, try Brotherly Love, The River, Heaven Will Wait.
Who directed The River?
The River (2003) was directed by Mama Keïta and stars Stomy Bugsy, Vincent Byrd Le Sage, Aurélie Coulibaly.