France / Mar 26, 2025 / Cinéma du Réel, winner Intangible Heritage Award
Monikondee (2025)
Directed by Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan, Tolin Erwin Alexander
1h 43minruntime
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Plot
Along the Maroni River between Suriname and French Guiana, Boogie, a boatman, transports fuel and supplies to remote Maroon and Indigenous communities by motorized canoe. As gold mining, floods, and corporate exploitation reshape life along the river, each stop becomes a place of exchange — of goods, stories, and songs. Moving against the current, he must navigate obligations to his clan, the river, and an unforgiving economy.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Monikondee |
| Original language | FR |
| Production countries | Netherlands, Suriname |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | VRIZA |
| Official site | vriza.org |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2025 |
| Editing | Lonnie van Brummelen, Bobbie Roelofs |
| Cinematography | Sander Coumou, Siebren de Haan |
| Assistant directors | Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan, Tolin Erwin Alexander |
| Music | Idi Lemmers |
| Sound | Idi Lemmers |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Jun 08, 2025 / AFI Silver
South Korea / Sep 14, 2025 / 15 / DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Oman / Sep 15, 2025 / European Film Festival
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Trinidad & Tobago / Sep 26, 2025 / Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival
Morocco / Oct 05, 2025 / FINIFA, winner Best Film & winner Best Scenario
Italy / Oct 08, 2025 / Pianeta Mare Film Festival, Special Mention Best Feature Length Documentary & Special Mention Youth Jury
French Guiana / Oct 09, 2025 / FIFAC, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, winner Prix Lycéen
Martinique / Oct 21, 2025 / Cinémartinique Film Festival
Germany / Nov 08, 2025 / Move it! Human Rights Film Festival, winner Move it! Human Rights Film Award
Spain / Nov 13, 2025 / Ai / L'Alternative Film Festival, winner DOCMA Award
Netherlands / Nov 15, 2025 / IDFA, Signed
Limited release
French Guiana / Nov 07, 2025 / Mois du Doc, educational program
Suriname / Nov 08, 2025 / release in TBL Cinemas
Theatrical release
Netherlands / Nov 20, 2025 / AL / distributor: Cinema Delicatessen
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