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89
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Tulpan
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86
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84
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83
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83
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83
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82
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82
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82
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82
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81
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81
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80
Food, Inc.
80
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79
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78
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77
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77
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75
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74
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74
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74
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74
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74
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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69
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69
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$9.99
67
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67
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66
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66
Moon
65
Sex Positive
65
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64
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64
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64
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64
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63
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63
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63
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63
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63
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62
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62
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61
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60
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59
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58
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58
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57
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57
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57
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56
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56
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55
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54
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54
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54
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52
Quiet Chaos
50
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48
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45
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42
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42
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40
Limits of Control, The
40
Paris 36
38
Gigantic
36
Life is Hot in Cracktown
35
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28
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28
Surveillance
22
What Goes Up
18
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16
I Hate Valentine's Day
xx
Call of the Wild
xx
Home
xx
Offshore
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Emerald Cowboy
Indican Pictures
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Eishy Hayata,
and
Eva Hayata
In the early 1970's, enchanted by the spell of the emerald, a man finds his way to the exotic and dangerous land of Colombia. With a dream and talent for the stone, he embarks on a journey of struggle and discovery. Twenty-five years later he is an Emerald Czar. The extraordinary life and death of modern day cowboys is seen through his eyes. This is a moving true story that will take you into a world never witnessed before. (Indican Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
|
Drama
|
Foreign
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Eishy Hayata
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Eishy Hayata
Andrew Molina
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: September 19, 2003
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| RUNNING TIME: |
117 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Colombia |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
English / Spanish (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Esmeraldero"

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50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The acting is weak, largely because many of the performers seem uncomfortable speaking English. The last half-hour works up a fair amount of action and suspense, though.

50
Miami Herald
Marta Barber
May not be a work of fiction but, despite its many minutes of real footage, it is far from being a documentary. Lack of truth in advertising notwithstanding, the story of this Colombian cowboy deserved to be told.

40
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Rich in authentic locales but is unevenly directed by Andrew Molina and is hazy in its chronology. Hayata's story in all its myriad implications might well have been better told in documentary form.

38
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Having written, co- directed and played the lead in this awkward, ego-driven memoir, Hayata has turned a genuinely compelling life story into an embarrassing vanity production.

30
The Hollywood Reporter
Sheri Linden
Having tackled treacherous terrain to film Hayata's story, the filmmakers miss the opportunity to deliver a scorching testament to the dangers and passions that drive the saga.

20
Village Voice
Jorge Morales
The filmmakers may have aimed for doc-like authenticity, but the result is more like a QVC fabulous fake.

20
TV Guide
Ken Fox
The real-life Hayata plays himself with little conviction, while the rest of the Spanish-speaking cast give the impression that they don't have the slightest idea what their English-language dialogue means.

20
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
Though Mr. Hayata seems convinced that he is a colorful, romantic figure, the movie itself is crushingly mundane and unlikely to attract any audience beyond close relatives.

0
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
Thanks to the amateurish, spectacularly talent-free quality of its cinematography, direction, writing and acting, Emerald Cowboy is simply impossible to sit through.


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