Review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) by Steven B — 12 Jun 2007

Candid, informative and totally horrifying. Watch this before enrolling in film school, kiddos.

This review of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) was written by Steven B on 12 Jun 2007.

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

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