Agave: Spirit of a Nation

Name: Agave: Spirit of a Nation
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2018

1h 19m

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An examination of the agave plant's effect on a culture and the people who protect it.

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Dan Gentile

Austin Chronicle

With strikingly beautiful cinematography, the film celebrates the hard labor that goes into each margarita.

Mar 12, 2018

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Despite finding some engaging experts to follow around in the field, the doc digs less deeply than it could have, offering little on the education side and at times feeling slightly like a well-produced promo film.

Mar 12, 2018

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

Mixing beautiful cinematography, animations, archival footage and talking-head interviews, Kovaic and Riggieri do a fine job explaining ... the importance of the subject.

Apr 10, 2018

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Matthew Odam

Austin American-Statesman

How these families will be able to stem or fit into a more global and industrialized world never feels completely fleshed out. While that bigger overhead view of the situation in Mexico is lacking, the passion and heart of those featured rings true.

Mar 22, 2018

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Nick Kovacic

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Matthew Riggieri

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Damián Alcázar

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Nick Kovacic

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Matthew Riggieri

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Caleb Stine

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Synopsis

An examination of the agave plant's effect on a culture and the people who protect it.

Director: Nick Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri
Producer: Nick Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri
Production Co: Digital Cave
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2019
Runtime: 1h 19m

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