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Strange Culture (2007) -- A documentary in which actors interpret the legally touchy subject of artist Steve Kurtz, who is being held as a suspected terrorist because of his work.
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5 October 2007 (USA) more
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A documentary in which actors interpret the legally touchy subject of artist Steve Kurtz, who is being held as a suspected terrorist because of his work. full summary | full synopsis
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a timely and important film about freedom of expression. more (8 total)

Cast

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Thomas Jay Ryan ... Himself

Tilda Swinton ... Hope Kurtz

Peter Coyote ... Himself
Josh Kornbluth ... Himself
Steve Kurtz ... Himself
Shoresh Alaudini ... Loren
Cassie Powell ... Lise
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Jakob Bokulich ... FBI Agent
Larissa Clayton ... Char
Beatriz da Costa ... Herself
Dr. Susan Leeson ... Herself
Keith Olbermann ... Himself
Marcie Prohofsky ... FBI Agent

Wallace Shawn ... Himself
Lucia Sommer ... Herself
Sigrid Sutter ... Reporter
Nato Thompson ... Himself
Paul Vanouse ... Himself
Richard Wenzel ... FBI Agent
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75 min
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Official Selection, Locarno International Film Festival, 2007 more
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news caster: Like many an unfortunate drama, the story begins with a death. Steve Kurtz called 911 early on the morning of May 11th, after his wife suffered cardiac arrest and died in her sleep. When police arrived on the scene they saw not a 45-year old woman claimed well before her time, but rather petri dishes and sophisticated scientific equipment...
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12 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
a timely and important film about freedom of expression., 2 January 2007
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Author: lion-23 from chicago, illinois

i was blown away by this movie. It is nothing you would expect. It creeps up on you. It is a truly important film, and extremely timely. The footage is remarkable and varied. It is as if the film turns itself inside out so that you are right there, inside the movie, sitting right next to the actors, who are sharing intimate moments of themselves, candidly and without guile. The identity device is brilliant, and took me by surprise, even though there were clues along the way. The way the various elements were handled, from the comic strips to re enactments to interviews were skillful and well crafted. This is one of the the films that can make a difference because it brings an awareness of the repercussions of policies to a human level. I highly recommend this film.

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