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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film1 Sundance Channel
  • 1 h 2 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film1 Sundance Channel
  • 1 h 2 m

Summary A Small Section of the World is an inspirational story about a group of women from a remote farming region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee growing world. After the men of the village left in search of work the women came together to imagine a different future for themselves, their families and their community...

Written By: Nick Davidge

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film1 Sundance Channel
  • 1 h 2 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Film1 Sundance Channel
  • 1 h 2 m

A Small Section of the World

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary A Small Section of the World is an inspirational story about a group of women from a remote farming region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee growing world. After the men of the village left in search of work the women came together to imagine a different future for themselves, their families and their community...

Written By: Nick Davidge

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
46
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25% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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50% Mixed
2 Reviews
25% Negative
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70
Dec 2, 2014
It can be unsettling, for regular documentary viewers, to take in a film so relentlessly optimistic, communal, and lacking in nostalgia, but those qualities were key to the success of the women of Biolley.
By Diana Clarke FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 18, 2014
A Small Section of the World ably fulfills its mission of delivering its inspirational tale, but still seems mainly suitable for a corporate meeting.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 4, 2014
The documentary A Small Section of the World is straight-up corporate propaganda. But its uplifting, powerful, well-meaning message might be enough to win over even some skeptics.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW
30
Dec 18, 2014
It’s like a gently distressed company film blown up to feature length.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company GreenLight Media and Marketing
Release Date Dec 5, 2014
Duration 1 h 2 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Sometimes big things come from small places
Website http://www.asmallsectionoftheworld.com/
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