Review of Trophy (2017) by Peter Howell for Toronto Star — 21 Sep 2017

Trophy presents the very definition of making a deal with the devil.

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This review of Trophy (2017) was written by Peter Howell and published by Toronto Star on 21 Sep 2017.

Trophy has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Louis Proyect (533) for Counterpunch.org (73) on 07 Sep 2017

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By Marcus E (175) on 04 Sep 2017

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 07 Sep 2017

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By Edward Porter (366) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 19 Nov 2017

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 13 Sep 2017

With lines drawn along politics, class, race and economics, the strange-bedfellows issue of top-dollar killing and queasy conservation is one…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 05 Sep 2017

Trophy isn't as good at drawing moral conclusions as it is at laying out the difficult issues around hunting, conservationism and the trade…

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