2022 | France, Germany, Senegal | Documentary

Le Fleuve N'Est Pas Une Frontière (THE RIVER IS NOT A BORDER)

  • Arabe, French, Fulah, Wolof French, English 105 mins
  • Director | Alassane Diago
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Michel Klein, Raphaël Pillosio, Katy Lena Ndiaye, Heino Deckert

STATUS: Released

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In 1989, after a clash near the border between Mauritanian shepherds and Senegalese peasants, there was an escalation of racist violence in both countries. These events caused thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of refugees. Today, despite appearances, the wounds have not healed.

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