At the Edge of the World<\/em> a second time, I do think it has withstood sustained conversation.<\/p>\nAs a documentary, the film is informative without being too polemical. It has a point of view, and its makers have (I imagine) their sympathies. That said, the documentaries I like best are the ones that trust the audience enough to simply give it the story and let the viewers grapple with it on their own terms. In an age where docugandas seem to dominate the landscape, it is nice to see a film that is rich in ideas and circumspect in presentation.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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