The River

2009 30 min

Overview

The film tells the story of people living at the confluence of the Neris and Šventoji rivers, in the village of Saleninkai, next to the Jonava chemical giant. As a result of the accident at the chemical plant, the villagers on the other side of the river were evicted and the Senenians left. A dozen families still live on contaminated land. There is no longer a ferry across the Neris, there is no bus to the suburb 12 km away. The children have to cross the river daily by boat and travel about 3 km to Rukla school. Saleninkai people are engaged in casual jobs, living on benefits, pensions. How he pays, so does his own life, that of his children and grandchildren.

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Documentary

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Spoken Languages

Lithuanian lt

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Cast

Crew

Rimantas Gruodis

Writer

Julija Gruodienė

Writer

Rimantas Gruodis

Director

Julija Gruodienė

Director

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