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Summary
Barbecue is about more than grilling a piece of meat. It’s a ritual performed religiously across the world. For some it’s a path to salvation. It is the pride of nations. And the stories told around the fires become a way to bring the world together.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+28)
Critics 86Audiences 58GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer86%
IMDb6.5
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for documentaries, +6 min on the typical 96
typical 96102Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 49 more
Released
2017
March 10, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Directing · 1
- Matthew Salleh Director
Production · 2
- Daniel Joyce Producer
- Rose Tucker Co-Producer
Sound · 1
- Christopher Larkin Original Music Composer
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