The Garden

The Garden (2008)

  • 77% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (405 ratings)

In the aftermath of the 1992 L.A. riots, something truly remarkable happened at the intersection of 41st Street and Alameda Avenue thanks to an uncharacteristically charitable move by the city government; where once existed a barren field littered with garbage and syringes suddenly appeared a… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.
Directed By
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Genres
Documentary, Special Interest
In Theaters
Jun 18, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Aug 18, 2009
Oscilloscope Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

    Justice and Corruption and Profit are abstractions, and film is so ill suited to deal with abstractions.

  • Philip Kennicott, Washington Post

    A good documentary leaves the viewer wanting more. A problematic one leaves the viewer needing more.

  • Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

    [Director] Hamilton captures the heart-wrenching devastation done in the name of profit, as citizens mourn. Incredibly effecting.

  • Kyle Smith, New York Post

    The Garden is an especially fatuous documentary, nominated for an Oscar this year, about a community garden in South Central LA where Latino farmers have been allowed to grow food on somebody else's land.

  • Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

    This intricate and compelling documentary paints a saddening portrait of American politics.

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