Summary
Left on Purpose is a documentary film about the friendship between an aging anti-war activist who has decided that his last political act will be to take his own life and the filmmaker who is struggling to tell the story.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 69Audiences 76GoodWatch 58
Metascore69
IMDb7.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9695Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
2015
November 13, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 2
- Justin Schein Director
- David Mehlman Co-Director, Editor
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