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07/03/09
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:45
Rotten:3
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: Dear Zachary is a both a touching tribute to a fallen friend and a heart-wrenching account of justice gone astray, skillfully put to film with no emotion spared.
Synopsis: DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER is not for the faint of heart. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne's excruciatingly powerful documentary begins as a memorial to a lost friend, Andrew Bagby, who... [More]
Director: Kurt Kuenne
Reviews for Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne set out to make a memorial about his best friend, Dr. Andrew Bagby, with the intention of giving the tribute to Dr. Bagby's son, Zachary, so the boy--unborn at the time of Dr. Bagby's brutal murder, would know about the father whom h
05/27/09
One hell of a heart-wrenchingly sad, blisteringly angry, profoundly heartfelt movie that dares you to walk away with a shrug and a glib quip.
03/02/09
The most ambitious work of its kind.
02/26/09
Emocionalmente exaustivo. Não, mais: devastador. Profundamente devastador.
02/26/09
After it's through, a lot will have been said about friendship, injustice, and both faith in and letdown from the legal system, along with the intriguing thought that moral fortitude provides both its own punishments and rewards.
12/09/08
A documentary that never should have been made, this film is maudlin tabloid journalism thrown onto the screen. All we get in the end is a cry for revenge.
12/08/08
Long after the credits roll one will be rendered both empty and lifted by a bewildered family's sudden forbidden journey into the abyss of emotional darkness.
11/30/08
It’s a brutal emotional experience.
11/25/08
Just take our advice and bring tissues. You’re going to need them.
11/25/08
The phrase labor of love is so often tossed about, but Kurt Kuenne's emotionally wrenching documentary is absolutely that.
11/25/08
A slick account of ancient crevices in the human psyche rendered in cutting-edge cinematic style.
11/20/08
The most emotionally powerful film of 2008... as deeply personal as any film you will ever see.
11/19/08
A sincere heartfelt documentary about life, death and murder.
11/14/08
You have no idea how much harder Dear Zachary ends up hitting.
11/14/08
One of the best films of 2008.
11/13/08
a documentary of wrenching pathos
11/11/08
While it truly is a sad tale of friendship and loss, it is far more unexpected, anguished and absolutely sincere. You may see it coming, but you will feel the emotional impact that will haunt you for days.
11/10/08
An emotional roller-coaster of a movie, one that touches your heart and brings you to tears in some scenes, then enrages you in others.
11/10/08
A manipulative, tearjerking thriller that, functioning as a sustained, anguished primal scream, is as emotionally devastating as any film, fiction or non-, released this year.
11/09/08
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