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Downstream

2008·Movie
6min
10
UnwatchableGoodWatch score

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A , movie: , but never childish, .

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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For decades, two 70-year-old Swiss ladies have been walking and talking with each other. In summertime, their daily ritual is to swim down the river that flows through their home town. As the current carries them down the river, they meditate on friendship, love, and becoming older. What will it be like to have to live without one's partner after three decades together? They ponder the unthinkable: what will either of them do if the other passes away? Their lives are so interwoven after decades together that it's hard to imagine. We see them both literally and figuratively floating down the river of life together in this moving short documentary.
Intimate DocumentaryElderly Love StoryMeditative PacingContemplation of MortalitySwiss River SettingQuiet DignityEnduring CompanionshipPoetic RealismGentle Melancholy

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Is Downstream worth watching?

10
UnwatchableGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 10.

Is Downstream okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is Downstream plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Downstream good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 9 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Is Downstream in English?

German

No, it was made in German.