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Who Needs a Heart

1991
Directed byJohn Akomfrah
1h 20m

The tumultuous life of the controversial 1960s black revolutionary (and convicted murderer) Michael X is illustrated by a kaleidoscopic melding of sound and images. The radically discordant free jazz soundtrack provides a surreal counterpoint to the mix of newsreel and staged footage in this exhilarating experiment in documentary storytelling.

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Caroline BurghardFaithTreva EtienneSidneyRuth Gemmell
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DramaDocumentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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