Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Luke H — 23 Jun 2007

Rare that a behind the scenes documentary is as good as the film it documents.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Luke H on 23 Jun 2007.

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

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