The Raft

Movie
The Raft
NR 29 minDocumentary
An intimate account of a thousand kilometer journey on a river in the Northeast of Brazil on a selfmade 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 slowmotion 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