- Studio: HBO Films
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2003
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- Summary: A documentary profile of a 69-year old Benedictine Sister who ran a 23-bed halfway house in the tough Mott Haven section of the South Bronx.
- Director: Rebecca Cammisa
- Genre(s): Documentary
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75A memorable portrait of a true New York character, Rob Fruchtman and Rebecca Cammisa's documentary ably captures the blazing force at its center.
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75Sister Helen don't take no bull.
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60The unspoken question that underlies their struggles is whether a facility run by sheer force of personality can survive when that personality is gone; the film ends on a cautiously hopeful note.
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KenD.10Recommend to all, but don't watch if you expect to hear and see saintly beings! They are the real deal. All are angels without halos.
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