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Pick your movie of the week: Documentaries (June 13-19/21)

Jun 6, 2021
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The following all won the best documentary Oscar, each representing the last 3 years of the last decade. I’m providing the plot descriptions so you can vote that way if you’d like.

American Factory(2019)In post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.

Free Solo(2018)Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan.

Icarus (2017)When Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.

 
 
 

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