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The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez

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Peter Howell Toronto Star 08/17/2007
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 08/17/2007
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times 05/11/2007
4/5
Mournful and engrossing. Go to Full Review Robert Davis Paste Magazine 06/09/2008
4.5/5
With honesty and respect, Heidi Specogna has made neither a shallow tribute nor a polemic. She's made a great film about America. Go to Full Review Liz Braun Jam! Movies 08/17/2007
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International 05/02/2007
Dispels any remaining myth about the "compassionate" side of that supposed compassionate conservative, George W. Bush. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Heidi Specogna

Director

Patrick Atkinson

Actor

Fabian Girón

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Veronica Morales

Actor

Engracia Sirín Paz Gutierrez

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Director
Heidi Specogna