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Strange Culture

  • 2007
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
427
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Strange Culture (2007)
Documentary

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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
  • Writer
    • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
  • Stars
    • Thomas Jay Ryan
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Peter Coyote
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    427
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
    • Writer
      • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
    • Stars
      • Thomas Jay Ryan
      • Tilda Swinton
      • Peter Coyote
    • 12User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Thomas Jay Ryan
    Thomas Jay Ryan
    • Steve Kurtz
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Hope Kurtz
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Self
    Josh Kornbluth
    • Self
    Steve Kurtz
    • Self
    Shoresh Alaudini
    • Loren
    Cassie Powell
    • Lise
    Jakob Bokulich
    Jakob Bokulich
    • FBI Agent
    Gregg Bordowitz
    • Self - Artist…
    Larissa Clayton
    • Char
    Beatriz da Costa
    • Self
    Susan Leeson
    • Self
    • (as Dr. Susan Leeson)
    Jennifer Noland
    • Art Student
    Keith Olbermann
    Keith Olbermann
    • Self
    Marcie Prohofsky
    • FBI Agent
    Wallace Shawn
    Wallace Shawn
    • Self
    Lucia Sommer
    • Self
    Sigrid Sutter
    Sigrid Sutter
    • Reporter
    • Director
      • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
    • Writer
      • Lynn Hershman-Leeson
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    • Trivia
      Official Selection and World Premiere, Sundance International Film Festival, 2007
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      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...

    User reviews12

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    10/10
    a timely and important film about freedom of expression.
    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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    3
    • lion-23
    • Jan 2, 2007

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Niebezpieczna kultura
    • Production company
      • L5 Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,305
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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