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a new documentary from
academy award nominee terrence malick
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'blood brother' director steve hoover
"The best superhero vigilante movie of the year."
- The Village Voice
"... one of those rare documentaries that makes a mark."
- Screen Daily
- The Village Voice
"... one of those rare documentaries that makes a mark."
- Screen Daily
Director: Steve Hoover
Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: R
UPC:
DVDCat#: PRDVD3327
Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: R
UPC:
DVDCat#: PRDVD3327
Public Performance Rights Licensing:
Starting at $299
Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com for a quote
Starting at $299
Organizations & institutions please contact info@passionriver.com for a quote
GENRES: Documentary, Crime, Poverty, European Studies
SYNOPSIS:
The acclaimed documentary ALMOST HOLY tells the story of Gennadiy Mohknenko, a Ukrainian pastor who has taken up the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street kids and bringing them to his private rehabilitation center. Gennadiy's ongoing efforts and unabashedly tough love approach to his city's problems has made him a folk hero to some and a lawless vigilante to others.
Using gripping footage that follows the self-appointed savior's mission over the course of fifteen years interspersed with imagery from a popular Soviet animated TV show, ALMOST HOLY is a bold & captivating portrait of a man fighting to change Ukraine for the better, as its place in a tense political landscape hangs in the balance.
SYNOPSIS:
The acclaimed documentary ALMOST HOLY tells the story of Gennadiy Mohknenko, a Ukrainian pastor who has taken up the fight against child homelessness by forcibly abducting street kids and bringing them to his private rehabilitation center. Gennadiy's ongoing efforts and unabashedly tough love approach to his city's problems has made him a folk hero to some and a lawless vigilante to others.
Using gripping footage that follows the self-appointed savior's mission over the course of fifteen years interspersed with imagery from a popular Soviet animated TV show, ALMOST HOLY is a bold & captivating portrait of a man fighting to change Ukraine for the better, as its place in a tense political landscape hangs in the balance.