Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Matt K — 05 Dec 2007

In some ways better than the film that it is about.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Matt K on 05 Dec 2007.

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse has generally received very positive reviews.

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