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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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