Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 22, 2015
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  1. Prisme
    Sep 29, 2015
    8
    Hard to watch but I recommend to everyone no matter which side of the gun debate you are. It is a visceral look into the suffering and loss of life that is all too often reduced to aseptic newspapers titles that convey horrific events but still leave us completely oblivious to what occurred on a more personal level. I am not sure why some critics perceive this documentary as presumptuous,Hard to watch but I recommend to everyone no matter which side of the gun debate you are. It is a visceral look into the suffering and loss of life that is all too often reduced to aseptic newspapers titles that convey horrific events but still leave us completely oblivious to what occurred on a more personal level. I am not sure why some critics perceive this documentary as presumptuous, exploitative or poor investigative journalism since it is entirely existentialist in its presentation: gun deaths are what they are, you get to decide how you feel and think about what you are looking at - that's it, that's all. We witness first hand that gun violence puts all of us at risk: siblings, parents, couples, children and for the same dumb reasons which are really not reasons at all. To anyone with a conscience, this doc really drives the following message home: always be prudent and vigilent, be doubly careful with children and the mentally ill and be aware of the risks of someone else getting access to your firearms and doing something stupid.… Expand

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64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
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  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Jun 23, 2015
    80
    The film triumphs in making viewers feel the true loss of the lives of people we never knew.
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  2. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jun 23, 2015
    40
    The stories are all awful. They leave you feeling angry, depressed, and hopeless that anything can be done about gun violence in America. But Requiem for the Dead also feels manipulative in a reality TV sort of way.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jun 23, 2015
    80
    Viewers can get depressed, infuriated or defensive. In the end, Requiem makes no overt political or ideological statement because it doesn’t have to. It’s about madness.
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