The Raft

(1970)

★ 10 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1970

Runtime: 29 мин

Country: Netherlands

Director: George Sluizer

Plot

An intimate account of a thousand kilometer journey on a river in the Northeast of Brazil on a self-made raft carrying a small household including two children. The raft is the means of transport since time immemorial and the journey to the town of Teresina lasts about a month. Life in slow-motion, with fleeting encounters along the banks. When the family arrives in Teresina, the merchandise is sold, the raft dismanteld, branch by branch, leaf by leaf.