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      A Walk to Beautiful

      2007 1h 25m Documentary List
      89% 19 Reviews Tomatometer 94% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In the heart of Ethiopia five women fight for their lives. Read More Read Less

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      Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Will leave you speechless two times over -- first with despair, then with joy. Rated: 4/5 Feb 29, 2008 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter The filmmakers' restraint is admirable in this era of overheated editorializing. Feb 21, 2008 Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz New York Times A complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies that see women as lovers, mothers and servants, and treat anyone who can(TM)t fulfill those roles as a nonperson. Rated: 5/5 Feb 8, 2008 Full Review Dan Jardine Apollo Guide A powerful, resonant, cautionary tale. Rated: 80/100 Dec 31, 2009 Full Review Jennifer Merin About.com Five young Ethiopian women doomed to social ostracism and physical misery because of 'obstetric fistulas' walk miles to get treatment and reclaim their lives, and in doing so, march straight into our hearts. Rated: 5/5 May 26, 2009 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl ... a beautiful and uplifting film...[and] Ethiopia has never appeared more beautiful than in this film's cinematography by Smith, Tony Hardmon and Jerry Risius. Rated: 8/10 Sep 21, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This will break your heart. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This was such a touching documentary, probably the best I have ever seen. It certainly leaves you thinking about these young girls long after you have watched it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely informative documentary... does show how the "other side of the world lives"... Count your blessings for what you have, and truly, God Bless the Doctors who donate their time and skills to help and heal those less fortunate. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Moving and informative. Not outstanding in cinematography or presentation, but important in sharing facts about a tragedy that needs attention so more can be helped and cured. What is being done by the doctors at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Abba is truly beautiful. As with most documentaries dealing with such complex issues, however, there is MUCH more to be said about the cure. Getting pregnant women to hospitals is not the only solution. Many of these women would have delivered just fine at home with the assistance of competent midwives--IF they had actually been WOMEN instead of underdeveloped GIRLS. Hopefully this information will also spawn education efforts that will bring about changes in how young daughters are "married off" in such cultures as well as addressing nutritional needs of children. As this documentary shows, the girls who have been blessed with a second chance because of this hospital may well play a large role in the hope for future generations. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member We walk with these young Ethiopian women as they travel far from the homes they have been both abused and treated as outcasts after their young bodies are damaged after difficult childbirths. These young women all in their teens are considered "damaged" and shunned by their villages and treated as outcasts. They travel to the one hospital that offers them hope. The director's focus is on the women and her camera's eye is just as remarkable on these desperate womens faces as it is on the views of Ethiopia. Highly recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member A powerful and gripping documentary. PBS knows how to deliver. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis In the heart of Ethiopia five women fight for their lives.
      Director
      Mary Olive Smith
      Producer
      Steven Engel, Paula Apsell
      Production Co
      Nova
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 26, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 25m