Riverboom

Sep 25, 2024

1h 39m

★ 8.5

Overview

In the year following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, young journalist Claude Baechtold finds himself in the war zone of Afghanistan. Not entirely voluntarily, the avowed anti-militarist is dragged by two fearless reporters on a round trip through the entire country.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Intermezzo Films

RTS

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Cast

Himself

Claude Baechtold

Himself

Paolo Woods

Himself

Serge Michel

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6.2

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7.0

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7.0

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5.5

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5.8

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6.1

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7.7

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7.0

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3.8

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8.2

Baraka

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3.8

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7.1

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6.7

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0.0

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0.0

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