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A River Below

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A River Below

Released Nov 3, 2017

1h 27m

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Marine biologist Fernando Trujillo and TV host Richard Rasmussen try to use the media to save the endangered pink river dolphin in the Amazon.

Sheri Linden

The Hollywood Reporter

A haunting documentary that asks urgent questions in this age of extinction crisis.

Nov 4, 2017

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Vividly photographed by Ren Diaz and adroitly edited by Dan Swietlik, "A River Below" skillfully - and quite compellingly - navigates the murky complexities of contemporary reality filmmaking.

Nov 2, 2017

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

The truth turns into a tangled mess in "A River Below," a bold and urgent documentary whose seemingly straightforward story quickly runs awry.

Nov 2, 2017

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

A River Below is at times fascinating even if its construction is a bit uneven.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 1, 2020

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

Challenging, provocative and fascinating as it questions how media activism affects social change.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 23, 2018

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Bearing witness to the torture and/or killing of ... animals is a particularly oppressive task, yet must be done.

Feb 3, 2018

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beautifully made, very compelling

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Empieza de forma muy aburrida pero revive gracias a Richard Rasmussen, un personaje de la TV brasilera que es todo un cóctel de megalomanía con egolatría, entre otras cosas. La tácita relación entre el director, Mark Grieco, y Richard es la que le da vida a este documental que empezaba moribundo pero que resucita gracias a este personaje. La denuncia de la pesca ilegal de delfines rosados, de la pesca de pez mota y de la cantidad de mercurio presente en ellos, que esta por encima de límites permitidos, pasa a un segundo plano y todo queda en la historia de Richard, quien termina reflejando esa locura tan dulce y atractiva pero a la vez venenosa y nauseabunda de este tipo de personajes que, a veces, encontramos como defensores de causas como esta. La participación de Fernando Trujillo, el biólogo colombiano director de la fundación Omacha, pasa a ser algo irrelevante y de hecho aburrida, la dimensión de su trabajo no es atractiva para la mayoría de personas y solo sirve como medio de contraste para desarrollar la historia de Rasmussen. Gran documental sobre la condición actual del ser humano frente al medio ambiente.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Richard Rasmussen

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Torus Tammer

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Mike Erwin

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Jeff Hewitt

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Synopsis

Marine biologist Fernando Trujillo and TV host Richard Rasmussen try to use the media to save the endangered pink river dolphin in the Amazon.

Director: Mark Grieco
Producer: Torus Tammer
Distributor: Sandarba Films
Production Co: Sandarba
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2018
Runtime: 1h 27m

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