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A River Below

2017

Documentary

Documentary 'A River Below' captures the Amazon in all its complexity as it examines the actions of environmental activists using the media in an age where truth is a relative term. The film follows a reality TV star and a renowned marine biologist as they each attempt to save the Amazon pink river dolphin from being hunted to extinction.

	Author	Review
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"'A River Below' details the good and bad of modern media activism, with answers about the best way forward as scarce as the disappearing pink river dolphin itself."	NEU
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"Unexpectedly compelling (...) Mark Grieco grabs our attention by going beyond the obvious (...) Grieco constantly upends our expectations, proving that nothing is as simple as it seems"	POS
United States	Noel Murray The Playlist	"Engrossing (...) [Grieco is] always looking for a shot that’s both true to reality and—if possible—striking to look at"	POS
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"An unforgettably dark, twisty journey (...) A haunting documentary that asks urgent questions in this age of extinction crisis."	POS
United States	Ken Jaworowski The New York Times	"The truth turns into a tangled mess in 'A River Below', a bold and urgent documentary whose seemingly straightforward story quickly runs awry."	NEU
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times	"'A River Below' skillfully — and quite compellingly — navigates the murky complexities of contemporary reality filmmaking"	POS

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