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The Raft (1970)

The Raft (1970)

Documentary
Release Date: 1970, February 1
Directors: George Sluizer
Countries: Netherlands
Production: Sluizer Films

Overview:

An intimate account of a thousand kilometer journey on a river in the Northeast of Brazil on a self-made raft carrying a small household including two children. The raft is the means of transport since time immemorial and the journey to the town of Teresina lasts about a month. Life in slow-motion, with fleeting encounters along the banks. When the family arrives in Teresina, the merchandise is sold, the raft dismanteld, branch by branch, leaf by leaf.