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Happy Valley

Crime, Documentary - 2014
Happy Valley
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The children of "Happy Valley" were victimized for years, by a key member of the legendary Penn State college football program. But were Jerry Sandusky’s crimes an open secret? With rare access, director Amir Bar-Lev delves beneath the headlines to tell a modern American parable of guilt, redemption, and identity.
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Details

Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
14 Nov 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It's not a groundbreaking thesis, but we still get a fascinating tour of a town that may never be the same again.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Dec 2014
fresh:
The film could've benefited from another 15 or 20 minutes of detail and nuance. What's there, though, is strong, thoughtful and disturbing.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Nov 2014
fresh:
Here it is, folks, in your face. Will you look or return to your own private Happy Valley?
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
21 Nov 2014
fresh:
[A] thorough, thoughtful and disturbing documentary ...
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Nov 2014
fresh:
The documentary offers a compelling overview of the case, but Bar-Lev spends too much time painting Paterno as a victim and scapegoat. That advocacy doesn't sit well.
– Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Nov 2014
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