The Third Bank of the River (1994)

Original title

A Terceira Margem do Rio

Directed by

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man abandons his family to live alone on a river. His son is left to reflect on this choice.

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What happens

The Third Bank of the River (Portuguese: A Terceira Margem do Rio) is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by João Guimarães Rosa compiled into the book Primeiras Estórias. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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