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  • 2002
  • United International Pictures (UIP)
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2002
  • United International Pictures (UIP)
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary A documentary comprised of three stories about forgotten people around the globe, including an impoverished Peruvian boy, a Kurdish exile living in Sweden, and a death-row inmate in Texas.

Directed By: Javier Corcuera

Written By: Fernando León de Aranoa, Elías Querejeta, Javier Corcuera

  • 2002
  • United International Pictures (UIP)
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2002
  • United International Pictures (UIP)
  • 1 h 29 m

The Back of the World

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary A documentary comprised of three stories about forgotten people around the globe, including an impoverished Peruvian boy, a Kurdish exile living in Sweden, and a death-row inmate in Texas.

Directed By: Javier Corcuera

Written By: Fernando León de Aranoa, Elías Querejeta, Javier Corcuera

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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17% Mixed
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90
A gripping, superbly constructed indictment of the way governments contribute to the destruction of their citizens' lives.
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What saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is Corcuera's attention to detail.
By Leslie Camhi FULL REVIEW
75
Corcuera is a deft and determined storyteller, and it's a testament to his passion that we're left wanting to know a great deal more about each of his subjects.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
70
Each of these stories is terribly sad and terribly moving in its own right. Yet the film that Mr. Corcuera has spun around them only increases the viewer's sense of helplessness and passivity. No solutions are suggested, no actions are proposed, no reflection is invited. The misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
63
Corcuera's unflinching documentary Back of the World is a real-life horror story told in three parts.
By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW
60
What the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion, as Corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas, Televisión Española (TVE), Vía Digital
Release Date May 22, 2002
Duration 1 h 29 m
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Website http://www.laespaldadelmundo.com/
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Awards

Turia Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Havana Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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