Summary
FAR FROM POLAND is probably the first American non-fiction film (Godmilow calls it a "drama-tary") to explode cinema verite's mythic claim to be the only trustworthy mode of representation for discussing the real world, and in particular, social and political issues, on film.
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Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 50Audiences 60GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer50%
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for documentaries, +10 min on the typical 96
typical 96106Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1984
March 10, 1984
42 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Jill Godmilow Director
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