Summary
Andrew Kötting's film retraces John Clare's journey from Epping Forest to Northamptonshire accompanied by a straw bear.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 78Audiences 64GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer78%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −16 min on the typical 96
typical 9680Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 73 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+63Released
2015
October 1, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Andrew Kötting Director, Producer
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