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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

2004 · 1h 22m · N/A Documentary, Music
Directed by Andrew Douglas

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Overview

A stunningly-photographed, thought-provoking road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. Singer Jim White takes his 1970 Chevy Impala through a gritty terrain of churches, prisons, truckstops, biker bars and coalmines. Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks the Handsome Family, David Johansen, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower and old-time banjo player Lee Sexton, and grisly stories from the cult Southern novelist Harry Crews.

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All reviews
68%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The soundtrack, which includes Lee Sexton, The Handsome Family and others, is full of haunting Southern sounds; the camera work is inventive; and the interviews give you an off-center sense of place that equals at least one aspect of the South.

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus is one of those movie-long non sequiturs where, though one thought does not logically follow another, we know what is meant.

Michael Booth, Denver Post
Fresh

A portrait of rural America as beautiful as it is bizarre.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

Douglas has crafted a beautifully shot and edited film that treats its subjects fairly.

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

A hit-and-miss experience.

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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