Good Luck

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Good Luck

2017

2h 20m

Documentary

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An exploration of two mining communities operating on opposite sides of a hostile world: the state employees of a copper mine in Serbia, and the laborers of an illegal gold mine in the tropical landscape of Suriname.

Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The film feels less like a documentary than like a work of abstract expressionism, yet much beauty can be found in [director Ben] Russell's approach.

Apr 7, 2020

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Mr. Russell films the morning mist with a Monet-like abstraction and executes remarkable Steadicam shots through the mud. He might be accused of making poverty poetry - except that both sites' unlikely beauty, too, may be a connecting thread.

Apr 5, 2018

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

Good Luck often proves enthralling...as Russell surveys workers standing on opposite hemispheres of our Earth and hauling to the surface the treasure within it.

Apr 3, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An engrossing but uncomfortable non-fiction documentary, that seemed like a real-life thriller.

Rated: A-

Apr 11, 2018

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Phil Coldiron

Cinema Scope

Russell's subject here is labour; to reflect it so fully is a vital achievement.

Nov 8, 2017

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Both below and above the earth, Good Luck offers us a fascinating and heartbreaking universe. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2017

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An exploration of two mining communities operating on opposite sides of a hostile world: the state employees of a copper mine in Serbia, and the laborers of an illegal gold mine in the tropical landscape of Suriname.

Director: Ben Russell
Producer: Janja Kralj
Screenwriter: Ben Russell
Production Co: KinoElektron
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 2h 20m