Convergence: Courage in a Crisis
R
6
2021
1 hr 53 min
Documentary
Activists and volunteers work through the darkest days of 2020, galvanizing social change amidst chaos as governments start to fail local communities. This epic, globally spanning and deeply passionate documentary serves as a clarion call that great change can be born of crisis.
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Reviews
Good movie but grossly overrated
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The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
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a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
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Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
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