A documentary focused on a North Dakota fracking town, this account of a Lutheran pastor’s heartrending failure to extend charity to some reprobate migrant workers exposes with compassionate detachment the hollowness of America’s claim to be the land of freedom and opportunity.
The Overnighters Review
Driven by the chance of a quick buck in the North Dakota oil boom, crowds of blue-collar workers suddenly found themselves unable to afford a place to live as prices rose. As this documentary charts, a humble Lutheran priest Jay Reinke stepped in to meet the need.
Release Date:
31 Oct 2014
Running Time:
102 minutes
Certificate:
12A
Original Title:
Overnighters, The
A painful and poignant excoriation of the American dream.
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