Sunset Story
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  • Summary: Sunset Story is a funny and intimate documentary drama that will make you think differently about growing old. Set against the backdrop of a retirement home for political progressives, the film goes inside the world of two women, Irja (81) and Lucille (95), whose feisty engagement with life draws them together inextricably. (Gabbert/Libresco Productions)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Utterly unsentimental, deeply moving.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    80
    It's the cinematic equivalent of glancing up at the sky and taking a good deep breath.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    Aside from the women themselves, the most remarkable thing about Gabbert's unexpectedly entertaining film is how effortlessly it dispels misconceptions about the elderly.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Eric Campos
    80
    This well-crafted documentary shows us that getting old isn't all that terrible.

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