Snow on Tha Bluff

R

Released Jul 12, 2012

1h 19m

Documentary

Crime

Drama

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79%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

Curtis Snow, a robber and a crack dealer, steals a camera from college students and documents his life.

Daniel M. Gold

New York Times

No one seems to have a steady job, and there's no shaking the sense of wasted souls in a forsaken sector of society.

Apr 19, 2012

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

Frequently scored to hip-hop heard through car speakers, Bluff's portrait of street life has a grungy off-the-cuff realism that's only compromised by some obviously staged incidents...

Apr 17, 2012

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Matthew Connolly

Slant Magazine

Questions of authenticity aside, Damon Russell evinces a shrewd understanding of how to juxtapose the handheld camera's finite sightline with the bursts of chaos that suddenly invade it.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2012

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Christopher Bell

The Playlist

Immediate and unrelenting, Snow On Tha Bluff is unlike anything you'll see this year... unless, of course, you live in the Bluff.

Rated: A-

Mar 10, 2015

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Christopher W

A surreal cinema experience! I was in a state of awe after the credits rolled.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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Audience Member

An action-packed found-footage-style film. There were some parts where I questioned whether or not this was real or fiction. Snow on tha Bluff blurs the line between reality and fiction. It offers no apologies for the actions of its protagonist, someone who is doing what he can to survive in a rough neighborhood. It paints a bleak picture for those living on the fringes of American society. Still, some scenes and parts felt a bit out of place and away from the storyline. But, life can be like that sometimes. This film was all about being close to reality as possible. Will need to get a camcorder with a battery life that this film had, though. 4/5. Glad Netflix recommended me this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

A crazy "documentary" thats based on the life of a real person named Curtis Snow. Some sites portray the film as being real, but I'm of the belief that its like a reality show: not real but based on actual events from his life. The film is a detailed look inside the hood... stick-up kids, coke/crack selling and the making of it, drug dealing, dealing with a child and baby momma, getting into shootouts with rival drug dealers. Many people, mostly rappers, contend that its very close to real life in the hood. It was a great great movie if its real, and good movie if its fake. Im assuming its based on actual events hence 4*.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

1 hr and 19 minutes of unintelligible gibberish

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

"The cake has been baked."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Has a very realistic feel and well executed story, just gets very repetitive. The ending is well done.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

Curtis Snow, a robber and a crack dealer, steals a camera from college students and documents his life.

Director: Damon Russell
Producer: Chris Knittel
Screenwriter: Damon Russell
Production Co: Fuzzy Logic Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Brief Nudity|Drugs|Drinking|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 12, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Runtime: 1h 19m