Wild River
A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
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ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Wild River" is "Mild" (13/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
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In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Wild River" has ideological presence rated "Clean". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 90/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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