The RiverMovie
“The River” ponders whether you can go home again, particularly if you’ve never been there. When Alfa (French rapper Stomy Bugsy) kills his drug-dealer boss in retaliation for a friend’s death, his brother cryptically suggests he leave Paris and “go toward the river.” Accompanied by sassy Senegalese cousin Marie (Auriele Coulibay), he embarks on a road trip back to his disdained African roots. Pic possesses a picaresque charm, plus feisty persona of Marie. But Bugsy is so unflaggingly morose, it’s hard to understand what Marie sees in him. Pic, yet to find a distrib in France, stands little chance in the U.S.
About The River
The River is a 2003 drama movie directed by Mama Keïta.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 35m, production credits from France, Guinea, Senegal, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Stomy Bugsy, Vincent Byrd Le Sage, Aurélie Coulibaly, Doc Gynéco. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
