Cesar's Last Fast

Name: Cesar's Last Fast
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 18, 2014
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 57

2014

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Participant Media | Release Date: April 18, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, andIn 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their communities. Chavez's moral clarity in organizing and standing with farmworkers at risk of his own life humbled his family, friends, and the world.… Expand

Director: Lorena Parlee and Richard Ray Perez

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Dennis Harvey

Apr 16, 2014

While not necessarily the definitive cinematic account of Chavez’s life or the UFW movement, Cesar’s Last Fast provides a well-crafted, sometimes stirring encapsulation. Read full review

Andy Webster

Apr 17, 2014

Chavez (1927-1993), a founder of what became the United Farm Workers union, faced brutal odds, as this compelling documentary demonstrates. Read full review

Aaron Hillis

Apr 16, 2014

Equally lionizing but richer in detail than the recent Michael Peña-led biopic César Chávez, this occasionally stirring doc portrait of the late Latino labor organizer and civil rights icon frames his legacy around a single act of protest. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Apr 24, 2014

Richard Ray Perez's documentary concerns the myth more than the man. Read full review

The Playlist Nikola Grozdanovic

Apr 16, 2014

Perez appears content with representing UFW's past strikes and boycotts like a segment from the History Channel, while having the interviewees—relatives, people who worked closely with Chavez—focus on how much good Chavez has done, rather than how he has impacted them. Read full review

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