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Sheriff

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Filmmaker Daniel Kraus follows Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett as he works in rural North Carolina.

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Russell Scott Smith New York Post 03/10/2005
2.5/4
An admirably realistic portrait of police life, pointedly different from the sensationalism of TV's Cops. Go to Full Review Anita Gates New York Times 03/10/2005
2/5
Sheriff may have a point to make about the impact of family, roots and religion on the changing face of rural America, but the film, while admirably restrained and competently made, is too polite to clarify that. Go to Full Review David Blaylock Village Voice 03/09/2005
Kraus seems determined to juxtapose the serenity of Hewett's downtime with the thrills of the dirty work, but as seen in the film it's all the same. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
4/5
Stina Chyn Film Threat 03/12/2005
4/5
Not only do you feel like you know Sheriff Hewett, but you realize that fighting crime is more problem-solving than gun-slinging. Go to Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 03/10/2005
3/5
Kraus' short, no-frills documentary is a model of fly-on-the-wall filmmaking. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/05/2011 Low-key slice-of-life that has its iffy moments (the numbing editing of early sequences -- which emphasize the tangle of words the sheriff says to his deputies and later to a news crew by jumbling and repeating the phrases -- frustrates the viewer more than it illuminates) but eventually settles into a compelling little portrait. See more Read all reviews
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Daniel Kraus

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Daniel Kraus

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Jason Davis

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Daniel Kraus follows Sheriff Ronald E. Hewett as he works in rural North Carolina.
Director
Daniel Kraus
Producer
Daniel Kraus, Jason Davis
Production Co
Miramax, Go Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 16m