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Summary
In 1996, at age 30, native son Tim Kirkman returns to North Carolina to explore the parallels and differences between himself and Jesse Helms: they're from the same town and college, with media interests, from families blessed by adoptions, Baptists by upbringing.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+17)
Critics 86Audiences 69GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer86%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than most documentaries, −14 min on the typical 96
typical 9682Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1998
October 10, 1998
28 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Directing · 1
- Tim Kirkman Director, Writer
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