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1 Movie Set in or About Suriname

Suriname on the atlas: the strongest films of its own cinema, and the films the rest of the world has set there. Every list is curated and ranked by hand.

1 Movie Set in or About Suriname

Outside filmmakers looking toward Suriname: optional perspectives for a wider journey.

  1. Let Each One Go Where He May (2009) poster

    1. Let Each One Go Where He May

    2009

    In long, unbroken takes, this hypnotic film follows two brothers on an epic journey out from the outskirts of Paramaribo, up rivers and rapids past Maroon villages, retracing the escape route of their enslaved ancestors. A meditative, experimental docu-fiction.

    Curator’s note: Let Each One Go Where He May is a strong foreign-authored film whose sustained setting or subject engages with Suriname.

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Editorial review: 2026-07-13

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