Bright Leaves (2003)
- Directed by
- Ross McElwee
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The filmmaker looks into his family's history with the tobacco business. He visits relatives and places connected to that past.
reflectivepersonalobservationalcontemplativeslow-pacedintimatenostalgicbittersweet
What happens
Bright Leaves is a 2003 United States/United Kingdom documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry. Bright Leaves had its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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