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  • 2018
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2018
  • 1 h 32 m
The Price of Free

Summary Hidden inside overcrowded factories around the world, countless children are forced into slave labor due to rising global demands for cheap goods. With the help of a covert network of informants, Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and his dedicated team carry out daring raids to rescue and rehabilitate imprisoned children. Using hidden...

Directed By: Derek Doneen

  • 2018
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2018
  • 1 h 32 m

The Price of Free

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Hidden inside overcrowded factories around the world, countless children are forced into slave labor due to rising global demands for cheap goods. With the help of a covert network of informants, Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and his dedicated team carry out daring raids to rescue and rehabilitate imprisoned children. Using hidden...

Directed By: Derek Doneen

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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Kailash ends on the right notes of hope, without abusing sentiment.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 8, 2018
Director Derek Doneen opens hearts wide with his documentary The Price of Free, his tale of enslaved children working in factories in India. But he’ll also crush many of those hearts with the revelation that viewers are among the villains activist Kailash Satyarthi is fighting.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 8, 2018
The Price of Free benefits from a potent mix of compassionate heroism and hard-won hopefulness.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
70
The film’s edge, if not its worthiness, is slightly dulled by an over-slick approach that in the end makes it feel less like reportage than a first-class fundraising video.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 8, 2018
The Price of Free is interested in spreading the word about Satyarthi’s work, both in India and globally, and in getting consumers to approach what they buy with a critical eye, so as not to support child labor. That’s an important message, and it’s not essential to watch the movie to receive it.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Concordia Studio, Participant
Release Date Nov 2, 2018
Duration 1 h 32 m
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Awards

Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
CPH:DOX
• 2 Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations

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