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- 2008
- Not Rated
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 25 m
- 2008
- Not Rated
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 25 m
Summary A feature documentary telling the stories of women suffering from obstetric fistula, a horrifying childbirth injury that effects over tow million in developing countries around the world. (Engel Entertainment)
Directed By: Mary Olive Smith
- 2008
- Not Rated
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 25 m
- 2008
- Not Rated
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- 1 h 25 m
A Walk to Beautiful
82
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Summary A feature documentary telling the stories of women suffering from obstetric fistula, a horrifying childbirth injury that effects over tow million in developing countries around the world. (Engel Entertainment)
Directed By: Mary Olive Smith
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
82
83% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
A Walk to Beautiful will leave you speechless two times over -- first with despair, then with joy. Neither unmentionable subject matter nor nonexistent commercial prospects can keep this documentary from having a power over your heart that is unparalleled.
A complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies that see women as lovers, mothers and servants, and treat anyone who can’t fulfill those roles as a nonperson.
An unabashed call to action that shines a spotlight on a problem whose intimate medical nature relegated it to the shadows.
Aside from a few casual digs at the loutishness of the rural Ethiopian male, documentarians Mary Olive Smith and Amy Bucher feel no need to overlay this health-care calamity with pious outrage; any editorial is implied in the immutable facts from overworked gynecologists and the camera's testament.
A stirring and touching production, and it is difficult not to be moved by the women’s medical progress. However, it suffers from a somewhat leisurely pacing.
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Production Company
Engel Entertainment
Release Date Feb 8, 2008
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Giving birth should not be a death sentence. In the heart of Ethiopia five women fight to reclaim their lives.
Website
http://www.walktobeautiful.com/
Awards
St. Louis International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
San Francisco International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Barcelona Docupolis
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
