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2016
R
The Orchard
1 h 36 m

2016
R
The Orchard
1 h 36 m

Summary Gennadiy Mokhnenko has made a name for himself by forcibly abducting homeless drug-addicted kids from the streets of Mariupol, Ukraine. As his country leans towards a European Union inclusion, hopes of continued post-Soviet revitalization seem possible. In the meantime, Gennadiy's center has evolved into a more nebulous institution.

2016
R
The Orchard
1 h 36 m

2016
R
The Orchard
1 h 36 m

Almost Holy

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

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Summary Gennadiy Mokhnenko has made a name for himself by forcibly abducting homeless drug-addicted kids from the streets of Mariupol, Ukraine. As his country leans towards a European Union inclusion, hopes of continued post-Soviet revitalization seem possible. In the meantime, Gennadiy's center has evolved into a more nebulous institution.

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

86% Positive
12 Reviews

14% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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May 17, 2016

The film offers no answer, instead choosing to examine the conundrum of a man who repeatedly washes his face when things get too overwhelming, right before heading back out to the streets.

May 20, 2016

Terrence Malick is one of the producers of Almost Holy, and while Hoover doesn’t go for a full interpretation/realization of his style, there are touches that evoke the director’s work, especially in the film’s last sequence.

By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Jun 2, 2016

"The Cross and the Switchblade" it’s not; this is the reality of Ukraine today, and Crocodile Gennadiy is a badass man on a mission … from God.

By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

May 19, 2016

Almost Holy captures something meaningfully urgent in the brutal day-to-day of tough love amid a world of tougher indifference.

By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

May 17, 2016

Hoover doesn’t get into the nitty-gritty of the kids’ detox and rehabilitation, but Mokhnenko’s compassion is as evident as his self-regard, and inextricable from his sense of a moral imperative.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

May 17, 2016

This Ukrainian Crocodile Preacher makes an arresting subject, someone you’ll want to meet just to hear his story and see the past that put him on the path to being his country’s “Catcher in the Rye,” saving children from an ugly world and a doomed future.

By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 19, 2016

A good example of how a charismatic figure doesn’t automatically generate a deep or compelling documentary.

By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Animal

Release Date May 20, 2016

Duration 1 h 36 m

Rating R

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Website https://www.facebook.com/AlmostHolyFilm

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Awards

Little Rock Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Hawaii International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sidewalk Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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