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Valley of Tears (2003)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:8

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Nov 26, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Hart Perry (Director of Photography - "Harlan County, USA"), has documented the lives of Mexican-American migrant farm workers in Raymondville, TX since 1979 when the onion workers' strike broke... Hart Perry (Director of Photography - "Harlan County, USA"), has documented the lives of Mexican-American migrant farm workers in Raymondville, TX since 1979 when the onion workers' strike broke out. What followed was a fight not only for higher pay but also for equal rights and representation. For 24 years, the county's Mexican-American residents were determined to fight for what is right. "Valley of Tears" is a complex story of the long journey of individuals who endure hardship in order to make a better future for their families. -- © 7th Art Releasing [More]

Director: Hart Perry

Director: Hart Perry
Studio: Seventh Art Releasing

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03/26/09
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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The movie leaves us with a lot of questions, but its rawness draws attention to the cataclysmic social shift the workers are trying to achieve and the long odds against them.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
05/21/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The story didn't travel far beyond the onion fields where Mexican-American laborers worked in harsh conditions for subsistence wages.

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05/21/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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An ultimately moving effort that well illustrates the often hopeless situation faced by the people whose lives it depicts.

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12/18/03
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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A hard-hitting documentary about the injustices heaped on the Mexican-American community of migrant workers by a small Texas town's white power brokers.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
12/04/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Never feels very thorough but is well worth seeing for clues to the state of race relations from the '70s to the present, especially in out-of-the-way locales like rural Texas

Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
11/29/03
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

It's a story filled with small triumphs, major setbacks and devastating personal tragedies, remarkably well told.

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11/28/03
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Dense, contradictory and distressingly honest, Valley of Tears is that rarity among political documentaries: a genuinely thought-provoking film.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
11/28/03
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Perry, a longtime filmmaker, should have given the doc more urgency and punch.

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11/28/03
V.A. Musetto
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New York Post
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11/27/03
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A vivid record of a 1979 strike by Mexican American migrant farmworkers in the onion fields of Raymondville, Texas.

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11/25/03
Joshua Land
Joshua Land
Village Voice
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...tells its distressingly factual history in surprisingly touching fashion.

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04/15/03
Scott Weinberg
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