Fresh
Free speech isn't merely a shibboleth in The Agronomist. As embodied by Dominique, it's a fire-breathing force.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
The Agronomist
You Cannot Kill the Truth with a Bullet.
2004 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
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The Agronomist
Overview
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
Director and cast
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94%
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A lively, illuminating homage to an extraordinary man of courage, whose cry for his beloved country got him killed.
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
Demme's emotionally engaging salute to his fallen friend is a personal labor of love with relevance for anyone concerned with the history of our hemisphere. Or its future.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
It tells instead of shows for the most part, and the telling isn't as effective as it should be.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
A portrait of an optimist in a time of despair.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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