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Synopsis

Five friends travel from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico along the Rio Grande via bicycle, horseback, and canoe, exploring the relationship between the river and the proposed wall along America's border with Mexico.

Cast

  • Ben Masters
  • Jay Kleberg
  • Filipe DeAndrade
  • Heather Mackey
  • Austin Alvarado
  • Beto O'Rourke
  • Will Hurd

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Metacritic

90
May 9, 2019

The River and the Wall” comes on as innocent and glossy as a travelogue, but its scenic delights are the sugar coating on a passionate and spectacularly photographed political message.

Metacritic review by Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times
89
May 1, 2019

By the end of this epic and thoughtful expedition, you’re left with the unmistakable feeling that some things – in this case, the natural splendor of the Rio Grande ecosystem – should and indeed must remain unsullied by cheap Washington grandstanding and election year promises.

Metacritic review by Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
75
Apr 24, 2019

The sweeping footage they captured is moving in its beauty. But the real reason for the film is “reason.” Ben Masters’ movie talks to stakeholders — ranchers, Border Patrol agents, experts on patterns of migration and immigration along the U.S./Mexico border and members of Congress. And none of them think this wall thing is a very good idea, for reasons ranging from the impracticality of it and the lack of utility (It won’t do the job.)

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation