Riverboom
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Riverboom

8.4 / 10 2024 1h 39mNR French
DocumentaryComedy

Storyline

In the year following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, young journalist Claude Baechtold finds himself in the war zone of Afghanistan. Not entirely voluntarily, the avowed anti-militarist is dragged by two fearless reporters on a round trip through the entire country.

Cast & Crew

Claude Baechtold

Claude Baechtold

Self

Lead
Paolo Woods

Paolo Woods

Self

Serge Michel

Serge Michel

Self

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Baechtold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Riverboom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker