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  • 2014
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  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2014
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  • 1 h 40 m
Cesar's Last Fast

Summary In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and t...

Directed By: Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee

Written By: Richard Ray Perez

  • 2014
  • Participant
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2014
  • Participant
  • 1 h 40 m

Cesar's Last Fast

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Summary In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and t...

Directed By: Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee

Written By: Richard Ray Perez

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70
Apr 17, 2014
Chavez (1927-1993), a founder of what became the United Farm Workers union, faced brutal odds, as this compelling documentary demonstrates.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 16, 2014
While not necessarily the definitive cinematic account of Chavez’s life or the UFW movement, Cesar’s Last Fast provides a well-crafted, sometimes stirring encapsulation.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 16, 2014
Equally lionizing but richer in detail than the recent Michael Peña-led biopic César Chávez, this occasionally stirring doc portrait of the late Latino labor organizer and civil rights icon frames his legacy around a single act of protest.
By Aaron Hillis FULL REVIEW
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Apr 24, 2014
Richard Ray Perez's documentary concerns the myth more than the man.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
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Apr 16, 2014
Perez appears content with representing UFW's past strikes and boycotts like a segment from the History Channel, while having the interviewees—relatives, people who worked closely with Chavez—focus on how much good Chavez has done, rather than how he has impacted them.
By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Monkey Mind Media
Release Date Apr 18, 2014
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/cesarslastfast
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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