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The Torch

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Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy and passes along the blues lessons he himself received from legends Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to a phenom of the next generation in this stirring documentary.
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Dwight Brown DwightBrownInk.com 03/23/2022
2.5/4
This enlightening bio/doc may not be the ultimate Buddy Guy movie, but it’s one his followers must see. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 03/18/2022
1/4
The Torch, despite its best intentions, lights the way for no one. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 03/18/2022
A very good rather than a great movie. But any opportunity to spend almost two hours in the company of Buddy Guy is an opportunity not to be missed. Go to Full Review John Wirt Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) 04/15/2022
3/4
Buddy Guy, the 85-year-old blues star from Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, is the subject of two recent documentaries. The newly released "The Torch" is a better account of Guys marathon rise to fame than last years oddly stilted PBS documentary. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 04/13/2022
The documentary The Torch breaks no new ground in telling Buddy Guy's story, but it's worth seeing for the concert scenes. The film editing is uneven, and the movie needed more diverse interviews. Go to Full Review Sarah Knight Adamson Sarah's Backstage Pass 03/31/2022
3/4
Farrells film not only gives us a history lesson of the Blues, but it also serves as a love letter to the Blues and one significant musician, the eight-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/10/2022 The greatest blues and rock music documentary ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Jim Farrell

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Buddy Guy

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Quinn Sullivan

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Tom Hambridge

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Carlos Santana

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Derek Trucks

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Movie Info

Synopsis Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy and passes along the blues lessons he himself received from legends Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf to a phenom of the next generation in this stirring documentary.
Director
Jim Farrell
Producer
Amy Briamonte, Jim Farrell, Rohit Khattar, Anand Mahindra
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Cinestaan Film Company, Mojo Hand Films
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 18, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.3K
Runtime
1h 49m
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