An intimate look at life in the ghetto: Johnny Williams is a house painter who moonlights as a poet, struggling to financially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it takes every ounce of Johnny's love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife, finding redemption in the River Niger.
The River Niger has generally received mixed reviews.
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The River Niger was released in 1976 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The River Niger (1976) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 53% and users giving an average score of 50%.
With a score of 56%, The River Niger is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1976, which stands at 58%.
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