Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Scott C — 18 Nov 2012

A making-of that's almost as good as the film itself.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Scott C on 18 Nov 2012.

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

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