Riverbend (1989)

Directed by

Sam Firstenberg

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three Black Vietnam War veterans escape a corrupt court-martial and end up in a small Georgia town. They lead the Black residents in an armed fight against a racist sheriff who has been terrorizing them.

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What happens

Riverbend is a 1989 American independent action-drama film directed by Sam Firstenberg. It was written and produced by Samuel Vance and Valerie Coleman Vance (uncredited). Set in the segregated South during the Civil Rights era, it stars Steve James. The film follows three Black Vietnam War soldiers who, after escaping a corrupt court-martial, arrive in a small Georgia town terrorized by a racist sheriff and lead the Black residents in an armed uprising for justice and self-determination. Shot on location in Texas, Riverbend was independently financed and distributed on VHS by Paramount’s Prism label. A 6K restoration, produced by Reelblack Renaissance and supervised by Firstenberg and Valerie Vance premiered theatrically in 2025, followed by a Blu-ray release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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