The Raft

The Raft

  • Overview
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1970

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Het vlot

Production Companies

Sluizer Films

Director

George Sluizer

Description

An intimate account of a thousand kilometer journey on a river in the Northeast of Brazil on a self-made raft carrying a small household including two children. The raft is the means of transport since time immemorial and the journey to the town of Teresina lasts about a month. Life in slow-motion, with fleeting encounters along the banks. When the family arrives in Teresina, the merchandise is sold, the raft dismanteld, branch by branch, leaf by leaf.