True Son

Name: True Son
Genre: Biography, Family, Documentary, News
Released: October 31, 2014
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 72

2014

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| Release Date: October 31, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: 22-year old Stanford graduate Michael Tubbs campaigns for a seat on the Stockton, CA City Council during a year of record homicides and impending bankruptcy.

Director: Kevin Gordon

Genre(s): Biography, Family, Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 72 min

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Sheri Linden

Oct 30, 2014

A clear-eyed, compelling look at getting out the vote, grassroots-style. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Oct 30, 2014

Watching politics and the people in it can be disheartening and depressing. Here’s an antidote: This energizing, uplifting, sharp documentary from director Kevin Gordon. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Oct 30, 2014

With sharper on-the-ground footage, True Son might have been as sharp a doc as it is inspiring a story. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Nov 6, 2014

As inspirational pieces go, the journey taken by the affable Tubbs proves hard to resist, even as the film, in its hustle to get to the finish line, occasionally prevents viewers from feeling this underdog story's emotional victories. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Oct 30, 2014

Rough-hewed but naturally inspirational, True Son gains heft from its portrait of a city sharply segregated by race and income. Read full review

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