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Film · 2011

The River Used To Be A Man

Original titleDer fluss war einst ein mensch

Directed by Jan Zabeil · starring Alexander Fehling

Synopsis

A young German travels through a country in Africa. He meets an old fisherman near a river, who takes him deep into the wilderness in his wooden boat. The next morning he finds himself alone in the middle of an endless delta. The young director Jan Zabeil and his actor Alexander Fehling launch themselves into the abyss of being a stranger in a foreign world.

The essentials

Runtime
80 min1 hour and 20 minutes
Budget
€150,000Pirámide Films
How long is The River Used To Be A Man?
1 hour and 20 minutes (80 minutes).
Who directed The River Used To Be A Man?
Jan Zabeil.
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Director
Jan Zabeil
Producers
Jan Zabeil
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