The River Is Not a Border

Tribunal du fleuve / River Tribunal (Working title)

Documentary | 2021-2022 | Docu | Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Mauritania, Senegal

Main data

Director	Alassane Diago
Written by	Alassane Diago
Production	IndigoMood Films [sn], Les Films Hatari, L’Atelier Documentaire [fr], Ma.ja.de. Fiction GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Locations	Saint-Louis et Dagana (Sénégal)
Filming regions	Senegal

Project data

Film financing	Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (CNC - Institut français) [fr] - production funding (01/2017) World Cinema Fund (WCF Africa Program) - production funding: 40.000 EUR (07/2019)
Length of movie	105'

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Brief synopsis

Forty protagonists, witnesses and victims look back at the 1989 massacres on both sides of the Senegal River, the border between Mauritania and Senegal, in order to understand what really happened, and try to take a step towards reconciliation together.

(https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/locarno75/program-75/film.html?fid=1295374&l=en&eid=75)

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Michel K. Zongo
Director	Alassane Diago
Editor	Catherine Gouze
Producer	Katy Lena Ndiaye
Producer	Heino Deckert
Producer	Michel Klein
Producer	Raphaël Pillosio
Screenwriter	Alassane Diago
Sound re-recording mixer	Philippe Grivel

Production companies

Company	Comment
IndigoMood Films [sn]
Les Films Hatari
L’Atelier Documentaire [fr]
Ma.ja.de. Fiction GmbH [de]

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	France	Cinéma du Réel
2022	Switzerland	Locarno Film Festival Semaine de la critique	Semaine de la critique

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Premiere		Thursday, 11/08/2022	Locarno Film Festival [ch]

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The River Is Not a Border

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