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This thoughtful if rough hewn doc about death row inmates who discover Buddhism inspires hope that all of us are worthy of redemption.
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Joshua Land
An example of advocacy filmmaking at its most inspired. June 13, 2008 | Full Review…
An example of advocacy filmmaking at its most inspired.
Andrea Gronvall
A sincere but unevenly made documentary about Buddhism on death row. May 16, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
A sincere but unevenly made documentary about Buddhism on death row.
Ty Burr
Most of these men will never know freedom beyond prison walls, but they have learned liberation from within. May 9, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Most of these men will never know freedom beyond prison walls, but they have learned liberation from within.
Tom Keogh
A sort of cross between The Shawshank Redemption and an episode of MSNBC's Lockup, the intriguing documentary The Dhamma Brothers makes a cogent case for prisoner rehabilitation over, as one inmate here bluntly puts it, being 'warehoused till you die'. May 9, 2008 | Full Review…
A sort of cross between The Shawshank Redemption and an episode of MSNBC's Lockup, the intriguing documentary The Dhamma Brothers makes a cogent case for prisoner rehabilitation over, as one inmate here bluntly puts it, being 'warehoused till you die'.
Gary Goldstein
There's one image you're likely to take away from this mind-boggling documentary. It's of rows and rows of men dressed completely in white and seated cross-legged on royal blue mats. May 2, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
There's one image you're likely to take away from this mind-boggling documentary. It's of rows and rows of men dressed completely in white and seated cross-legged on royal blue mats.
Ruthe Stein
Quote not available. April 4, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Dave White
The thoughtfulness and humanity of these inmates is a potent reminder that there's almost no such thing as a lost cause. May 16, 2008 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The thoughtfulness and humanity of these inmates is a potent reminder that there's almost no such thing as a lost cause.
Marc Mohan
Though compelling as far as it goes, a little more skepticism and drama would have made for a more engaging film and enhanced its message. May 9, 2008
Though compelling as far as it goes, a little more skepticism and drama would have made for a more engaging film and enhanced its message.
Bob Strauss
The film does a poor job of explaining the discipline or how it works, and naively takes the convicts' testimonials at face value. May 8, 2008 | Rating: C | Full Review…
The film does a poor job of explaining the discipline or how it works, and naively takes the convicts' testimonials at face value.
Bill White
Beyond the visual novelty of murderers and rapist sitting in silent practice, The Dhamma Brothers seems to be interested in surprisingly little. April 15, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Beyond the visual novelty of murderers and rapist sitting in silent practice, The Dhamma Brothers seems to be interested in surprisingly little.
Jurgen Fauth
If nothing else, it might change stereotypical perceptions about convicts and prison life. April 15, 2008 | Full Review…
If nothing else, it might change stereotypical perceptions about convicts and prison life.
Eric Monder
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