2009
Not Rated
Arthouse Films
1 h 25 m

2009
Not Rated
Arthouse Films
1 h 25 m

Summary In William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler explore the life of their father, the late radical civil rights lawyer. In the 1960s and 70s, William Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed "Chicago 8" activists who protested the Vietnam War. When t...

Documentary

Directed By: Emily Kunstler, Sarah Kunstler

2009
Not Rated
Arthouse Films
1 h 25 m

2009
Not Rated
Arthouse Films
1 h 25 m

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

Name: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009-11-13
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Rating: 62
Cast: Herman Badillo, Harry Belafonte, Clyde Bellecourt, Daniel Berrigan, Julian Bond

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

64% Positive
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San Francisco Chronicle

Both a memoir and a history lesson, the film looks back on their late father - a crusading civil rights lawyer who later defended a host of unsavory characters - with a combination of love, admiration and bafflement for the man he was and the career he forged.

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Entertainment Weekly

His pluck and chutzpah shine through.

By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a view filtered through a prism of memory and emotion, but one well worth investigating.

By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Compelling portrait of famed radical lawyer by his daughters.

By James Greenberg FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Although the film, with its home movies and family reminiscences, portrays him as a heroic crusader for justice, it is by no means a hagiography of a man who earned widespread contempt late in his career for defending pariahs.

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New York Daily News

This doc, made by Kunstler's daughters Emily and Sarah, doesn't pretend to be unbiased, but it nonetheless has an unblinking view of its subject. They must have learned a thing or two from dad.

By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

What makes the film fascinating is the anguished dance around hagiography performed by two of his daughters, who wrote, directed, and narrated the movie.

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Production Company Double Hope Films, Off Center Media

Release Date Nov 13, 2009

Duration 1 h 25 m

Rating Not Rated

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Tagline The story of controversial civil rights lawyer William Kunstler as told by his daughters.

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Awards

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Image Awards (NAACP)

• 1 Nomination

William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe

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Herman Badillo

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Harry Belafonte

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Clyde Bellecourt

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Daniel Berrigan

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Julian Bond

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Jimmy Breslin

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Alan Dershowitz

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Phil Donahue

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Elizabeth M. Fink

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Fred Hampton

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Madonna Thunder Hawk

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Tom Hayden

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Bruce Jackson

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Ron Kuby

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Karin Kunstler Goldman

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