The Sentence
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Directed by | Rudy Valdez |
Produced by | Jackie Kelman Bisbee Sam Bisbee |
Cinematography | Rudy Valdez |
Edited by | Viridiana Lieberman |
Music by | Sam Bisbee |
Production company | Park Pictures |
Distributed by | Home Box Office (HBO) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Sentence is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Rudy Valdez.
Synopsis
Filmmaker Rudy Valdez shows how his family is impacted when his sister is convicted and sentenced to 15 years in jail.
Release
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument., based on No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument. reviews.[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
Kenneth Turan writing for the Los Angeles Times called the movie, "a personal and horrifying look at the effect of mandatory minimum prison sentences"[3] Dennis Harvey from the Variety magazine said that the documentary was "earnest but flawed", stating: "The subject is inherently engrossing, but a better documentary could (and probably will) be made about it."[4] Dan Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "The Sentence is so committed to its concentration on emotion and heart that it's difficult not to get carried away, and it feels almost churlish to quibble with the intellectual responses it barely aspires to."[5]
The Sentence received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking in 2019.[6]
References
- ^ "The Sentence (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved No Wikidata item connected to current page. Need qid or title argument..
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(help) - ^ "The Sentence (2018)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth. "Review: 'The Sentence' takes a personal and horrifying look at the effect of mandatory minimum prison sentences". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis. "Film Review: 'The Sentence'". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Fienberg, Dan. "'The Sentence': Film Review - Sundance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking - 2019". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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