The Most Dangerous Year

Name: The Most Dangerous Year
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 12, 2019
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Aidan Key, Cyrus Habib, Erika Laurentz, Huddle Morris Blakefield, Joe Fain

2019

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Passion River Films | Release Date: April 12, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Aidan Key, Cyrus Habib, Erika Laurentz, Huddle Morris Blakefield, Joe Fain, Kevin Hatfield, Kristina Olson, Laurie Jinkins, Meghan Hebert-Trainer, Tiffany Dolmseth Kelly

Summary: In 2016 a small group of families with transgender kids joined the fight against a wave of discriminatory anti-transgender legislation that swept the nation and their home state. With the help of a coalition of civil rights activists and ally lawmakers, these families embarked on an uncharted journey of fighting for their children's livesIn 2016 a small group of families with transgender kids joined the fight against a wave of discriminatory anti-transgender legislation that swept the nation and their home state. With the help of a coalition of civil rights activists and ally lawmakers, these families embarked on an uncharted journey of fighting for their children's lives and futures in this present-day civil rights story.… Expand

Director: Vlada Knowlton

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Ben Kenigsberg

Apr 11, 2019

While The Most Dangerous Year can be intensely personal — Knowlton speaks of the pain she felt watching visitors to a strawberry festival sign the petition for the anti-transgender ballot measure — it is primarily an informational documentary, not a film with artistic pretensions. But it makes its case effectively. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Apr 12, 2019

At times, The Most Dangerous Year gets bogged down with its extensive footage of hearings about various bills and ballot initiatives that, however pertinent, inevitably come across with a C-SPAN dullness. But that's a minor quibble about this powerful documentary, which makes the valuable point that this is a civil rights issue and that the arguments being put forth about transgender people sound much like those promoting segregation decades ago. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Apr 25, 2019

Although The Most Dangerous Year sometimes gets bogged down with explainers, it’s a powerful educational tool and empathy-building story. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 11, 2019

“Trans women are women, too. And need to pee, JUST like you!” Whatever else Knowlton’s film captures, and no matter what its shortcomings in setting and balance, etc. (misspelled graphics on sources of data, for instance), “The Most Dangerous Year” can be appreciated for that simple explanation. Read full review

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RoccoCille

Sep 13, 2019

This was a very disappointing movie for me. It could have examined this highly controversial area impartially, both positive and negative, to allow viewers to make their own informed minds up. There was no mention of the very, very high level of depression and suicide in those who changeThis was a very disappointing movie for me. It could have examined this highly controversial area impartially, both positive and negative, to allow viewers to make their own informed minds up. There was no mention of the very, very high level of depression and suicide in those who change gender, or examination of the impact of this on young children. No proper examination of the science behind this, instead it is rather more aligned with the very (one sidededly) political agenda arguably driving much of all this. In summation this would be better named "W.O.K.E. - The Movie" because while it does examine a powerful story, it does a poor job of impartially examining all sides of this, and chooses to just focus on the transgender rights component, which is a subset of a much bigger debate ongoing.… Expand

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