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The River Niger

Name: The River Niger
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-04-14
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.4

★ 7,4 /10 (5 Votes)

1976 EN 105 min

Overview

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.

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