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Rating: - a very powerful documentary
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I rank this film up there with my other favorite documentaries such as the "Up" documentaries and Bud Greenspan's Olympic documentaries. The film shows that racism is alive and well in our "justice" system. I was particularly moved by the man who says he was falsely charged with rape and the parole board refuses to hear exculpatory evidence about his case. This film will stick with you for a very long time. It's a shame that consevatives who believe that prison is a joke filled with luxuries ignore films like this.

As a muslim, I wish they had shown the presence of Islam at Angola, for that reason I gave the film 4 1/2 stars.

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Rating: - Gripping documentary detailing the lives of six prisoners
The Farm is easily the best documentary I have seen this year. It takes you on an inside look into the lives of six inmates at Angola State Prison. Ironically Angola was a slave plantation, it now is a maximum security prison. Not like other prison documentaries that I've seen. No preachiness. Just Powerful unintrusive film making. Check this out. It's worth it.

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Rating: - Masterpiece of Non-Fiction Cinema
This outstanding look at the prison system was voted Best Documentary of 1998 by the three major critics groups, and it's easy to see why. You simply cannot walk away from "The Farm" without being touched by it. Originally produced for the A&E cable network, "The Farm" went on to deservedly bigger and better things. It belongs in the company of "Paradise Lost...", "Crumb", "The Thin Blue Line", Spike Lee's "4 Little Girls" and "Hoop Dreams" among other recent greats in nonfiction cinema.

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Rating: - Louisiana 'justice' and the strength of the human spirit
This documentary was screened in Australia approximately six months ago, and moved me so much that I have been trying to find a copy of the video ever since. I also intend to write to each of the prisoners who appeared in the film, but confess (with some shame) that I haven't yet gotten around to it.

This film says a lot about the Louisiana 'justice' system (which I obviously have many reservations about), but much more than that, it is also a story about the human spirit. The six men who bravely bare their souls to the film makers are people from whom we can all learn something. Please watch it, you won't be able to stop talking about it (and thinking about it) for a very long time. I know that I've discussed this film at pretty much every dinner party I've been to since I saw it.

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Rating: - A penetrating look at the realities of life in Angola
This is simply a great film. I was touched by the film's balanced depiction of both the prison staff and the inmates. I especially enjoyed the in-depth interviews with several men serving time in Angola. Deep social questions are raised that are difficult. I think this film can help stimulate a helpful discussion of how to handle crime in our country. There has to be a better way than Angola.