Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Gary P — 16 Nov 2007

The greatest documentary ever made. Better than Apocalypse Now.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Gary P on 16 Nov 2007.

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