The Anatomy of Hate

NR 7.1
2009 1 hr 26 min Documentary

Reveals the shared narratives found in individual and collective ideologies of hate, and how we as a species can overcome them. For six years the filmmaker worked with unprecedented access to some of the most venomous ideologies and violent conflicts of our time including the white supremacist movement, Christian Fundamentalism as an anti-gay platform, Muslim extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli settlers and soldiers, and US Forces in Iraq. By juxtaposing this verite footage with interviews from leading sociological, psychological, and neurological experts, and interspersing stories of redemption told by former "combatants", the film weaves a tapestry that reveals both the emotional and biological mechanisms which make all of us susceptible to acts and ideologies of hate, and demonstrates how these very same traits make us equally capable of overcoming them.

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Reviews

Steineded
2009/04/21

How sad is this?

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Hayden Kane
2009/04/22

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Verity Robins
2009/04/23

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

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Erica Derrick
2009/04/24

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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