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What You Gonna Do When The World's On Fire?

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During the summer of 2017, a string of brutal killings of black men in the United States sent shock waves throughout the country.
What You Gonna Do When The World's On Fire?

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What You Gonna Do When the World's On Fire? traces the aftershocks of race-motivated violence in thoughtful, impressionistic fashion.

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Gilbert Adair Sight & Sound 11/15/2019
6
World's on Fire never manages to bring the different elements of the narrative together. It's neither truly immersive nor is it able to establish a critical distance from its subjects Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 10/20/2019
4/5
Beauty and chaos collide in this documentary by Roberto Minervini. Go to Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian 10/17/2019
3/5
In the film, shot with elegiac finality in black and white, Minervini makes subtle communitarian and intergenerational connections between the stories. Go to Full Review Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews 11/02/2023
The characters we see belong to four different communities, but Minervini shows them to us with such honesty and empathy that we soon understand that the struggles they face are very similar and very real. Go to Full Review Peter Canavese Celluloid Dreams 06/04/2020
4/4
Staggering...a vital snapshot of African American life as it's being lived on the margins of society...one of the best films I've seen by far this year. Go to Full Review Chris Barsanti Eyes Wide Open (Medium) 04/17/2020
...weaves together a quartet of narratives about resilience in the face of mounting pressures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/08/2021 Minervini's camera works magically in this film that does not feel like a documentary or fiction, what is better, it does not feel like a film, it makes us witnesses and participants in a black community in which racism has become, as for centuries, something to take care of yourself and others, because no one, and it is shown in one of the final sequences, is willing to take risks for them. It is an urgent documentary with its feet firmly on Earth and, I could assure you, suffers the curse of the documentary maker: Not being able to intervene directly of what you are seeing and still being aware that what you are doing is also important. See more Gina W @RT47387387 10/24/2020 The movie presented the anger and hopelessness in 2017 after several black men were killed - whether by the Klan, the police, or just random violence. See more 07/21/2019 It was an insteresting subject but the movie felt si redundant I couldn't avoid to fell asleep. Nothing happend and when something finally happened ir was towards the end. See more Read all reviews
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Roberto Minervini

Director

Dorothy Hill

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Roberto Minervini

Writer

Paolo Benzi

Producer

Denise Ping Lee

Producer

Roberto Minervini

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis During the summer of 2017, a string of brutal killings of black men in the United States sent shock waves throughout the country.
Director
Roberto Minervini
Producer
Paolo Benzi, Denise Ping Lee, Roberto Minervini
Screenwriter
Roberto Minervini
Production Co
RAI Cinema, Okta Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 6, 2020
Runtime
2h 3m
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