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Summary
The Inheritors immerses us in the daily lives of children who, with their families, survive only by their unrelenting labor. Polgovsky spent two years filming in many of the poorest rural areas of Mexico.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 81Audiences 73GoodWatch 68
Metascore81
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 256 ratings3.6/5
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2011
September 21, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Mexico
Directing · 2
- Eugenio Polgovsky Director, Director of Photography
- Mara Polgovsky Assistant Director, Screenplay, Editor
Production · 1
- Camille Tauss Production Coordinator
Sound · 1
- Cristian Manzutto Sound Mixer
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