In a series of small portraits, Gianfranco Rosi depicts life on and along the banks of the Ganges River. The director's first film documents the boat trip he took along India's sacred river with his helmsman, Gopal. They pass tourists and locals, witnessing them bathe, work, or meditate. The film captures the imagination of the endless circle of life and death, which is rooted in the lives of the Indian people, and is convincingly manifested in the way they bid farewell to the dead.
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Boatman was released in 1994 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving Boatman (1994) an average rating of 71%.
With a score of 71%, Boatman is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1994, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1994 with similar scores include films like Clear and Present Danger, Little Giants and Swimming with Sharks.
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