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03/01/09
Dear Jesse (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: A young gay filmmaker from North Carolina journeys back to his home state, where he interviews people about their attitudes towards Senator Jesse Helms, homosexuality, and other social issues. A... [More]
Director: Tim Kirkman
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A straightforward, nicely diverse likeness of the country and its people that is highly informative and, at times, extraordinarily moving.
01/10/07
Thoughtful, personal examination of the dichotomy of North Carolina as a bizarre mix of the tolerant and the intolerant, the progressive and the reactionary.
12/28/05
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07/06/05
What [director] Kirkman succeeds in doing is proving that [Jesse] Helms and his bigotry should not personify North Carolina.
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