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Skid Row

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Skid Row (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 5

Fresh: 4

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release: Aug 24, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: This hard-hitting documentary goes inside L.A.'s violent Skid Row neighborhood to show the life of the homeless. Using surveillance equipment, Pras Michel (member of the Fugees) documents his experience living as a homeless man for... This hard-hitting documentary goes inside L.A.'s violent Skid Row neighborhood to show the life of the homeless. Using surveillance equipment, Pras Michel (member of the Fugees) documents his experience living as a homeless man for nine days on the streets of Los Angeles. [More]

Starring: Pras Michel

Starring: Pras Michel

Director: Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler

Director: Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler
Producer: Teryn Fogel, Pras Michel, Rob Wisdom
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Screen Media

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Mar 25, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English
  • Subtitles - English (SDH) - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes

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Pras, one of the founding members of the hip-hop group The Fugees, goes undercover to shed light on the plight of the homeless.

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03/28/08
Kam Williams
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An eye-opening and necessary look at a large, plain-view problem that most people would simply rather ignore.

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09/05/07
Michael Dequina
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Jeannette Catsoulis
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[Pras] has done something significant and substantial in terms of awareness of people who, for all their addictions and self-abuse, are still human beings.

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08/27/07
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International
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[Skid Row is] less about finding humanity in the homeless population and more about realizing how a change of circumstance could lead even the most cocooned viewers to find dark inhumanity in themselves.

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08/23/07
Monica Hesse
Washington Post
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...Skid Row too often comes to feel like a vanity project, with the focus of the film frequently shifting away from Skid Row's history and people to Pras's sketchy immersion in homelessness...

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08/22/07
Ed Gonzalez
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