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At the River (2006)

At the River poster
Original title
Біля річки
Directed by
Eva Neymann
Genre
drama film
Country
Ukraine
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her childhood home in a Ukrainian village near a river. She reconnects with her elderly mother and reflects on her past.

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What happens

At the River (Ukrainian: «Біля річки», romanized: Bilia richky; Russian: «У реки», romanized: U reki) is a debut feature film directed by Eva Neymann. It was entered in the main program of the Moscow International Film Festival in 2007 and was part of the 36th Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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