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Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues (2012)

January. 01,2012
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5.5
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The film looks at men and women of color in the U.S. Merchant Marine from 1938-1975. Through chronicling the lives of these men and women who, with a median age of 82, are beset with a host of life-threatening illnesses, the movie tells how they navigated issues of racism, disparities in the workplace, gender and familial relations.

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Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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2012/01/03

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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