By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage productions. Robeson committed his support to Paul Strand and Leo Hurwitz's political semidocumentary Native Land. With Robeson's narration and songs, this beautifully shot and edited film exposes violations of Americans' civil liberties and is a call to action for exploited workers around the country. Scarcely shown since its debut, Native Land represents Robeson's shift from narrative cinema to the leftist documentaries that would define the final chapter of his controversial film career.
Native Land has generally received mixed reviews.
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Native Land was released in 1942 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Native Land (1942) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Native Land a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 56%, Native Land is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1942, which stands at 61%.
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