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Skid Row

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Skid Row (2007)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:5

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: This hard-hitting documentary goes inside L.A.'s violent Skid Row neighborhood to show the life of the homeless. Using surveillance equipment, Pras Michel (member of the Fugees) documents his... This hard-hitting documentary goes inside L.A.'s violent Skid Row neighborhood to show the life of the homeless. Using surveillance equipment, Pras Michel (member of the Fugees) documents his experience living as a homeless man for nine days on the streets of Los Angeles. [More]

Starring: Pras Michel

Starring: Pras Michel

Director: Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler

Director: Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, Marshall Tyler
Producer: Teryn Fogel, Pras Michel, Rob Wisdom
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Studio: Screen Media

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Pras, one of the founding members of the hip-hop group The Fugees, goes undercover to shed light on the plight of the homeless.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
03/28/08
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

An eye-opening and necessary look at a large, plain-view problem that most people would simply rather ignore.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/05/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
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09/01/07
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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[Pras] has done something significant and substantial in terms of awareness of people who, for all their addictions and self-abuse, are still human beings.

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08/27/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

[Skid Row is] less about finding humanity in the homeless population and more about realizing how a change of circumstance could lead even the most cocooned viewers to find dark inhumanity in themselves.

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08/23/07
Monica Hesse
Monica Hesse
Washington Post
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...Skid Row too often comes to feel like a vanity project, with the focus of the film frequently shifting away from Skid Row's history and people to Pras's sketchy immersion in homelessness...

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
08/22/07
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
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