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.
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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