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The Bridge

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The majestic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, it also is a beacon to people, struggling with depression, addiction or mental illness, who leap to their deaths into the waters of the bay. Filmmaker Eric Steel documents those suicides and interviews some of the victims' grieving survivors.

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Tactlessly morbid or remarkably sensitive? Deeply disturbing or viscerally fascinating? Critics are divided on Eric Steele's unique documentary on the Golden Gate Bridge, wonder of the modern world and notorious suicide destination.

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Dennis Harvey Variety Tales are dramatic; the interviewees poignant, and the images -- often following bodies all the way down to the water -- are startling and discomfiting. May 9, 2007 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press The Bridge avoids reducing its subjects to types, and if the portraits painted are often recognizable -- the person who talks so much about suicide that those around him fail to take him seriously -- they are not repetitive. Rated: 3/4 Mar 8, 2007 Full Review The Times (UK) It's gripping viewing but you feel like a voyeur of somebody else's pain. After a while you may feel that you're watching a particularly scenic snuff film. Rated: 2/5 Feb 16, 2007 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter For me The Bridge redeems itself with one unexpected outcome that, if not happy, is at least ongoing. May 19, 2020 Full Review Sarah Manvel Cinemattraction The crowning achievement of this remarkable, respectful film is that it makes you wonder what you can do so that you never have to see it again. Aug 7, 2018 Full Review Kam Williams Baret News You never know who on the Golden Gate is about to leap to his or her death in this compelling documentary, so you have to keep your eyes glued to the screen. 24 tormented souls linked by suicide as a seductive alternative to their unrelenting suffering. Rated: 4/4 Mar 4, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Multiple attributes in one movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/24 Full Review Audience Member The subject of the movie is quite disturbing, but the message behind is very clear to the audience. Great movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/20/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B The background was so well Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A The film was about a lighthouse for people struggling with addiction and mental illness who jump into the bay to die. Filmmaker Eric Steele documented these suicides and interviewed some of the victims' grieving survivors. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Bahad j This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.nc2 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Бавуу Э The majestic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, it also is a beacon to people, struggling with depression, addiction or mental illness, who leap to their deaths into the waters of the bay. Filmmaker Eric Steel documents those suicides and interviews some of the victims' grieving survivors. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Eric Steel

Director

Eric Steel

Producer

Alison Palmer Bourke

Executive Producer

Evan Shapiro

Executive Producer

Peter McCandless

Cinematographer

Sabine Krayenbühl

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Synopsis The majestic Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations. Unfortunately, it also is a beacon to people, struggling with depression, addiction or mental illness, who leap to their deaths into the waters of the bay. Filmmaker Eric Steel documents those suicides and interviews some of the victims' grieving survivors.
Director
Eric Steel
Producer
Eric Steel
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Easy There Tiger
Rating
R (Disturbing Content|Suicide|Some Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$179.8K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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