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The Back of the World (2002)


THE BACK OF THE WORL...
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CAST & CREW
Guinder Rodriguez, Mehdi Zana, Leyla Zana
Directed by Javier Corcuera
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SYNOPSIS
A gripping and unflinching documentary that examines three different lives of people who share one painful and tragic fate, life lived "in the back of the world," dominated, tortured, and stripped of basic human rights and dignity. more...

MPAA RATING
Not Rated

RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: May 24, 2002

GENRE
Dramas, Death, Politics, Documentary, Prison, Spain, Interviews

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 RATING: FRESH  READING: 71%
(FRESH = 60% or Greater)
  Reviews counted: 7
Fresh: 5  Rotten: 2
  
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  "An extraordinary documentary that poignantly engages our sense of justice and spurs us on to a fresh sense of our unity with all suffering people."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH

  "La Espalda del Mundo. It's an evocative title that reinforces the second-class citizenship of director Javier Corcuera's documentary subjects."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

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3/5  "What the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion, as Corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE

73/100  "But the power of these [subjects] is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration, rather than contributing to a film’s narrative."
-- Jon Lap, APOLLO GUIDE

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FRESH 67%
  "What saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is Corcuera's attention to detail."
-- Leslie Camhi, VILLAGE VOICE

2/5  "The misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten."
-- Dave Kehr, NEW YORK TIMES

2.5/4  "An unflinching look at the world's dispossessed."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST

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