Dead River (film)

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Dead River
Directed by Tim Huebschle
Written byTim Huebschle
Story byRolf Ackermann
Produced byCecil Moller
Marinda Stein
CinematographyFrederik Füssel
Edited byHaiko Boldt
Music byAlessandro Alessandroni
Production
company
Collective Productions Namibia
Distributed byCollective Productions Namibia
Release date
  • 12 July 2012 (2012-07-12)
Running time
34 minutes
CountryNamibia
LanguageEnglish

Dead River, is a 2012 Namibian short drama history film directed by Tim Huebschle and co-produced by Cecil Moller and Marinda Stein. [1] [2] [3] The film stars Christin Meinecke-Mareka and Jens Schneider in lead roles whereas Jade Coury, David Ndjavera and Hans-Christian Mahnke in supportive roles. [4] [5] [6]

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The film received critics positive acclaim and screened worldwide. [7] [8] The film received five awards and nominated for another eight awards. [9] [10]

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