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Explores the lives of a community which chose to flee Manhattan's drug ravaged shelter system for life underground -- living in the city's Amtrak tunnels by drawing electricity from the tunnel's power...( read more 
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MCT:May 26, 2008What a harrowing dose of reality this movie is... Dark Days lets you see life through the eyes of a group of homeless men living in the subway tunnels of New York City. These men (and a couple women), uneducated and unable to find jobs, have erected a crude city below the city, where they live in houses, have electricity and visit regularly with their neighbors. What I particularly enjoy about this documentary is the fact that there are no talking heads telling you their opinions about homeless people but instead there are interviews with the homeless people as they let the camera follow them through their everyday lives, which surprisingly are not as empty as most people believe. I also really like seeing the conclusion of the movie which shows how the government is working to help people in these kinds of situations (albeit under heavy pressure from human rights groups).
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MCT:May 14, 2008Honest, eye-opening, and unbelievably captivating. The way the interviews are conducted put you underground with the subjects and works perfectly with the style of the doc. Though heavy at times, it's well-balanced and kind enough to share some of the more comical moments in the lives of the subjects. The soundtrack, courtesy of DJ Shadow, only adds to the experience.
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MCT:January 29, 2008
This is a fascinating documentary about the lives of homeless living in the NY railway tunnels. I was saddened by their situation and yet amazed by their ability to persevere and make the best of a terrible situation. It brings humanity and real faces to the homeless plight that many of us try not to think about at all or only think about in an abstract, oversimplified way. These people are not perfect by any means, but they are more honest about their shortcomings than people who are much more privileged. Some of them are able to show true ingenuity and hard work - dispelling the myth that all homeless are "lazy" and deserving of their situation. There are some tough moments to watch, but also some happy ones. I learned a great lesson by watching this important film, and I grew to admire many of the people they featured.
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MCT:October 23, 2007
this is an amazing, even sometimes funny documentary on NYC homeless that takes you into an underground world that is unlike anything you well ever see and puts a human face on poverty...an altogether moving and humbling experience
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MCT:November 4, 2006
Great doc. I was amazed when I heard that the director hadn't had any prior experience in movie making and this was so good.
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MCT:September 10, 2006
wholeheartedly recommend this. once in a while a documentary comes and hits you in the face with its persuasion. the beauty of this one is the way it's shot in black and white, its soundtrack (dj shadow) and the characters in it (true of course).... there's this one guy, i forget his name, who says that living underground is pretty much perfect- because 'in summer you don't burn up and in winter you don't freeze'... perfect logic. humane characters, even though shot in b & w, not a b & w view of things- it never moralises, never judges its characters for 'ending up in that way'...
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