Film
The River
2009 · 30m · Documentary
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Overview
The film tells the story of people living at the confluence of the Neris and Šventoji rivers, in the village of Saleninkai, next to the Jonava chemical giant. As a result of the accident at the chemical plant, the villagers on the other side of the river were evicted and the Senenians left. A dozen families still live on contaminated land. There is no longer a ferry across the Neris, there is no bus to the suburb 12 km away. The children have to cross the river daily by boat and travel about 3 km to Rukla school. Saleninkai people are engaged in casual jobs, living on benefits, pensions. How he pays, so does his own life, that of his children and grandchildren.
Crew
- Julija GruodienėWriter · Director
- Rimantas GruodisWriter · Director
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2009
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Lithuanian
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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