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Summary
Documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee finds himself in frequent conflict with his son Adrian, a young adult who Ross believes is distracted by and addicted to the digital word.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 87Audiences 68GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer94%
Metascore79
Letterboxd · 780 ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.9
Audience score64%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −9 min on the typical 96
typical 9687Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 75 countries
+65Released
2011
September 4, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
France- United States
Directing · 1
- Ross McElwee Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Writing · 1
- Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 1
- Éric Ellena Co-Producer
Editing · 1
- Sabrina Zanella-Foresi Editor
Sound · 3
- Charles Mingus Music
- Dane Walker Music
- DJ Flack Music
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