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- 1999
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 1999
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
Summary Featuring mostly non-actors, the film follows four separate stories of Latin American immigrant life in present day New York City.
Directed By: David Riker
Written By: David Riker
- 1999
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 1999
- Zeitgeist Films
- 1 h 28 m
La Ciudad (The City)
76
6.3
Summary Featuring mostly non-actors, the film follows four separate stories of Latin American immigrant life in present day New York City.
Directed By: David Riker
Written By: David Riker
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Has its awkward and rough edges, but there's a purity here, a goodness of intention and a commitment to justice.
Sensational...as authentic as news footage, and far more intimate.
Not many films have the power to change how one sees other people, but this remarkable anthology of loosely connected shorts from writer-director David Riker just might.
In their stark, black-and-white visual style, they are redolent of Italian neorealist cinema or fine muckraking WPA photojournalism.
Each minidrama is quietly touching and compassionate, and Riker is honest enough to avoid suggesting easy solutions for the social, cultural, and personal challenges his characters confront.
Indelible, deeply disquieting film.
It's scant to the point of irrelevance.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.3
50% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Production Company
Journeyman Pictures,
Echo Lake Entertainment,
ITVS International,
North Star Films,
The Princess Grace Foundation
Release Date Oct 22, 1999
Duration 1 h 28 m
Genres
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Student Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
