Review of Stories We Tell (2012) by Hardy H — 10 Feb 2015

Powerful and insightful... My favourite Sarah polley film so far.

This review of Stories We Tell (2012) was written by Hardy H on 10 Feb 2015.

Stories We Tell has generally received very positive reviews.

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Review of Stories We Tell (2012) by Hardy H — 10 Feb 2015

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Muy buen documental, muy original y entretenido…

The film is very original and touching. the description says that its documentary but for the beginning you may doubt is it really or not…

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