The River and the Wall

May 5, 2019

1h 49m

★ 5.5

It’s a river before it’s a border

Overview

Five friends embark on a 1,200 mile journey along the US-Mexico border from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico to learn first hand what effect a border wall will have on the natural landscape and the wild animals roaming the land.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Cedar Creek Productions

Fin & Fur Films

The River and the Wall Trailers

Cast

Self

Ben Masters

Self

Jay Kleberg

Self

Filipe DeAndrade

Self

Heather Mackey

Self

Austin Alvarado

Self

Beto O'Rourke

Self

Will Hurd

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

John McCain

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

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