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When a River Becomes the Sea (2025)

When a River Becomes the Sea poster
Original title
Quan un riu esdevé el mar
Directed by
Pere Vilà Barceló
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
3h 03m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows a journey along a river from Spain's inland mountains to the Mediterranean coast. It reflects on cycles of life and change through the landscape and its people.

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What happens

When a River Becomes the Sea (Catalan: Quan un riu esdevé el mar) is a 2025 Spanish film directed by Catalan director Pere Vilà Barceló. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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