Free speech isn't merely a shibboleth in The Agronomist. As embodied by Dominique, it's a fire-breathing force.
The Agronomist
You Cannot Kill the Truth with a Bullet.
2004 · 1h 30m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
Overview
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
A lively, illuminating homage to an extraordinary man of courage, whose cry for his beloved country got him killed.
Demme's emotionally engaging salute to his fallen friend is a personal labor of love with relevance for anyone concerned with the history of our hemisphere. Or its future.
It tells instead of shows for the most part, and the telling isn't as effective as it should be.
A portrait of an optimist in a time of despair.
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