“Wonderful, funny and inventive”: Rated 3.7 out of 5, this is a must-see movie this week!

Out this week, Claude Bechtold’s Riverboom is a funny and moving trip to Afghanistan in 2002. This most original documentary released in theaters this week has an average of 3.7 out of 5, making it the best movie of the week. Press ahead of Live, Die, Reborn (3.6) and Vietnam and Nam (3.5).

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A year after the 9/11 attacks, photographer Claude Bechtold lets two reporters travel through war-torn Afghanistan. With his video camera bought on the spot, he will capture this road trip in pictures…

What does the press think?

According to GQ:

“Riverboom isn’t just the craziest documentary you’ll see this year, it’s also a great buddy movie whose American comedy in the glory days of Judd Apatow’s band would make you jealous.” By Adam Sanchez – 5/5

According to CinemaTeaser:

“Slim, fun and inventive: not to be missed.” By Aurelien Allin – 4/5

According to La Croix:

“These images languished in a garage for twenty years before resurfacing, providing the material for a hilarious retrospective full of inventiveness and self-deprecation.” By Celine Ruden – 4/5

According to Le Figaro:

“This is a unique documentary, the likes of which we rarely see. The tone is surprising, surprising. But fun. Neither entirely serious nor entirely humorous, Riverboom is Swiss director Claude Bechtold’s first film.” By Olivier Delcroix – 4/5

Riverboom: A Strange Road Trip in Afghanistan from 2002 is a must-see at the cinema

According to Les Echos:

“A wonderful adventure and above all friendship.” by Adrienne Gombo – 4/5

According to Liberation:

“Without going backwards on effects, Bechtold still finds the right tone to capture those he meets: like so many potential friends with whom we share real, if fleeting, attention.” By Laura Thuillier – 4/5

According to Ouest France:

“A hilariously insane movie.” By Laurent Beauvale – 4/5

According to Cahiers du Cinéma:

“If the film manages to convey the grand adventure of war reporting at the level of everyday life, consisting of both defining moments and everyday minutiae, we regret that the story is parasitised by invasive paraphernalia: dub-voiced adolescent humor, trashy chapters, seventies Z-series pop culture graphic elements of which Necessity is hard to understand. By Lucille Como – 3/5