The Starfish Throwers

Name: The Starfish Throwers
Genre: Drama
Rating: 88

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2014

1h 23m

Drama

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A chef, a girl, and a retired school teacher's efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger.

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Kristin Tillotson

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sep 11, 2014

3.5/4

The doc stands above typical do-good fare by artfully drawing the viewer into the motivations and experiences of each of the three.

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Indra Arriaga

Anchorage Press

Jun 20, 2017

One of the great attributes of The Starfish Throwers is that the fly-on-the-wall style of filmmaking allows for Krishnan and the rest to tell their own stories with all the passion, hurt, and hope that lives deep inside them.

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Dec 21, 2016

Entertaining and emotional. It is included for free with Amazon Prime.

Jul 19, 2016

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Sep 18, 2014

Fantastic and heart wrenching.... Beautiful.

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Jesse Roesler

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Melody Gilbert

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Jesse Roesler

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Bill Kersey

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Daniel Satorius

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Jesse Roesler

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A chef, a girl, and a retired school teacher's efforts to feed the poor ignite a movement in the fight against hunger.

Director: Jesse Roesler
Producer: Melody Gilbert, Jesse Roesler
Production Co: Duende Cinema
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 2, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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