Unlocking the Truth Breaking a Monster
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DVD Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 34 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Originally Released: 2015
- Label: RLJ Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Directed by | Luke Meyer |
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Rating: 3/4 --
[An] insightful and disturbing documentary ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Patchily revelatory ...
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New York Times
Rating: 3/4 --
"'Monster" talent.
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La Movie Boeuf
Rating: 3/4 --
"Breaking a Monster" is engaging to watch partly because of the three young stars' personalities - despite a few adolescent squabbles, they remain likable sorts.
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San Francisco Chronicle
A thoroughly engaging portrait of Unlocking the Truth, a heavy metal outfit composed of African American middle schoolers.
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Los Angeles Times
Rating: 3/5 --
As viewers, we can empathize with these kids, who discover that life as rock stars is not all fun and games.
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Film-Forward.com
You keep waiting for these kids to be exploited, of course, and what's made it onscreen confirms the impression you'll probably already have - that they signed a major deal not expecting to be subject to executives' whims with little agency of their own.
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Village Voice
Product Description:
This documentary profiles three black seventh-graders who play in a heavy-metal band called Unlocking the Truth. When a video of one of their performances blows up on YouTube, the trio land a manager, sign a record deal with Sony, and prepare for a whole new level of fame. Directed by Luke Meyer.
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