What is Downstream?
Downstream is a film first released in 2008. Status: Released.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2008
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 6 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 31, 2008
- Original language
- DE
- Updated
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Downstream is a film first released in 2008. Status: Released. A full overview for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
Should you watch it?
“Two elderly Swiss women float down a river while pondering aging, love, and life without each other.”
- offers a peaceful meditation on lifelong friendship
- features unique river scenes
- very short runtime
- limited availability of detailed information
Watch it if you enjoy short, contemplative documentaries about lifelong friendship and aging.
The film deals with themes of aging, mortality, and the contemplation of losing a partner.
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What is the runtime of Downstream?
The film has a runtime of 6 minutes.
What is the premise of the film?
Two 70-year-old Swiss ladies walk, talk, and swim down their hometown river during the summer.
What themes are explored in the film?
The women meditate on friendship, love, becoming older, and the prospect of living without their partner.
Where are the subjects from?
The two ladies are from Switzerland.
How long have the women been together?
They have been together for three decades.