The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez

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2007

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13 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Peter Howell

Toronto Star

While never letting its tone of studious but stewing detachment slip, the movie quietly builds a truly enraging case for a certain form of systematic official cynicism.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2007

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

The link between the illegal immigrant problems in the United States and the war in Iraq is explored in the moving documentary The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2007

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

Mournful and engrossing.

Rated: 4/5

May 11, 2007

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Robert Davis

Paste Magazine

With honesty and respect, Heidi Specogna has made neither a shallow tribute nor a polemic. She's made a great film about America.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 9, 2008

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez is a film with a moral and political message about immigration and the people who are used as cannon fodder by the United States.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2007

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Dispels any remaining myth about the "compassionate" side of that supposed compassionate conservative, George W. Bush.

May 2, 2007

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Heidi Specogna

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Fabian Girón

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