The River is not a Border (2022)

The Senegal River forms the national border between Mauritania and Senegal. In 1989, war broke out between these countries, along and around the river. Both sides committed atrocities. Senegalese filmmaker Alassane Diago was just a young child at the time. Now he brings together his “Senegalese and Mauritanian family,” all victims or witnesses of the bloodbath, so they can talk in detail about their traumatic experiences. He wants to find the truth, and to bring about reconciliation. Why did they slaughter each other, and why were so many people “deported”? Was there systemic racism involved, under the white and Arab elite? Was it a case of ethnic cleansing?

If you liked The River is not a Border, you might also like…

91% match

Sidney

2022

87% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

86% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

81% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

77% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

75% match

Jim: The James Foley Story

2016

68% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

65% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

63% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

60% match

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

60% match

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

60% match

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

2025

60% match

Seduced and Abandoned

2013

60% match

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country

2008

60% match

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024

60% match

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

1978

60% match

Woman

2020

60% match

To Kill a Tiger

2023

60% match

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story

2021

60% match

Dawg Fight

2015