The Other City (2010)
Average Rating: 7.8/10
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Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 0
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Average Rating: 6.9/10
Critic Reviews: 5
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As the capitol of the most powerful nation on Earth, Washington D.C. is a city dominated by wealth and political influence, but when you move past the Beltway and haunts dominated by the Federal Government and those who serve it, a very different town emerges. The significant majority of Washington D.C.'s permanent residents are African-American and Latino, a large number are gay, and poverty, drug abuse and inadequate housing are all issues the city has struggled with for years. Since the early
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All these individuals and organizations are deeply affecting in their attempt to better themselves and society against daunting odds.
Top CriticThe Other City takes a hidden, invisible Washington and shows us its face.
Its personal, newsmagazine touch will make your heart ache for its cross-section of humanity.
The most effective voices belong to those with H.I.V., all evincing a visceral sense of mission.
[An] absorbing, alarming investigation into the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the nation's capital.
A fascinating and damning glimpse inside a parallel universe that exists right in the heart of our nation's capital.
Eye-opening...Serves as a severe indictment of those chiefly charged with providing political and moral leadership in the U.S.
A discouraging documentary about the Chocolate City where HIV has been quietly decimating the ranks of the black community practically in the shadow of the White House.
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