An Eye for an Eye

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An Eye for an Eye

Released Oct 28, 2016

2h 0m

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Texas death row inmate Mark Stroman experiences hate, revenge, understanding and redemption.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

"An Eye for an Eye" may very well be the most unpersuasive documentary ever made.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 29, 2016

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

A well-layered film makes a fascinating case for forgiveness and a sharp rebuke of Bible-taught eye-for-an-eye revenge.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 11, 2016

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

In a retribution-driven era increasingly defined by hate-charged absolutes, "An Eye for an Eye" offers a decidedly more reflective vantage point.

Oct 27, 2016

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

... a hard documentary to watch in parts due to some of the subject matter and some of the footage used, but it's one a lot of people should watch and could learn a thing or two from.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 19, 2020

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Bill Brownstein

Montreal Gazette

An absolutely stirring and poignant documentary about one man's capacity to forgive and another man's capacity to change.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 10, 2016

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Susan G. Cole

NOW Toronto

Ziv's tendency to press familiar buttons subverts the pic.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 9, 2016

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Half a star off for being a dubbed movie which normally I find unwatchable. Here, however, it was obvious from the first scenes that the voice actors had done a great job, and apart from one or two characters, I wasn't put off once I was into the story. Every action anyone took was understandable and it was easy to identify with the MC. Twists at every turn and a surprising and memorable ending. Recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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pretty offensive. It makes the case that Mark Stroman, who is overcome by the events of 9/11 that he kills two men. Strangely, the narration seems to think that killing a Pakistani is completely offeven though we know the part Pakistan played in the hiding of Osama Biun Lauden. The stranhest thing is that two murders offset by 18,000 murders just doesn't square with what the movie tries to tell us, more propaganda then actual story, and it seems hard to credit that the antisemitism involved is somehow connected to this revenge killer then to Muslims extremist or not.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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A good documentary. It made me think about if the newer US generations were taught with all of their history. Other than merely showing them how great they fought the Nazis and Communists, there were a lot of untold abusive events.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Interesting documentary that leaves you optimistic, and a little more forgiving.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Ilan Ziv

Director

Mark Camacho

Narrator

Mark Stroman

Actor

Harry Standjofski

Narrator

Paul Cadieux

Writer

Paul Cadieux

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Synopsis

Texas death row inmate Mark Stroman experiences hate, revenge, understanding and redemption.

Director: Ilan Ziv
Producer: Paul Cadieux
Screenwriter: Paul Cadieux
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2017
Runtime: 2h 0m

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