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Better This World

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Set amid arrests and subsequent trials surrounding the 2008 Republican National Convention, this portrait of two young activists caught in the web of an opportunistic mentor and a desperate justice system poignantly describes both the problems of power and the power of forgiveness and love.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2011-04-23

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Kelly Duane de la Vega, Katie Galloway

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Better This World

Production Companies: Loteria Films, Picturebox, Motto Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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