The River Runner

The River Runner

2021•1h 26m•6.2/10

DocumentaryAdventure

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6.2/10(20)

Legendary kayaker Scott Lindgren attempts to complete an extreme, unprecedented whitewater expedition 20-years-in-the-making. When a brain tumor derails his goals, he sinks into the darkness of his own trauma only to discover that healing, like any expedition, is not a destination but a journey.

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