Summary45365 takes us on an unforgettable journey into the heartland of the USA. Through beautiful imagery and an open invitation into the participants' lives we have a rare opportunity to meet people we would never have a chance to in real life. From the man who calls 911 because his cable is out to an ex-con who is just trying to get by we walk away w... Read More
Directed By:Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
45365
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
88
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The first shot tells us 45365 is the zip code of the town." In this achingly beautiful film, that zip code belongs to Sidney, Ohio, a handsome town of about 20,000 residents.
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Directors Turner Ross and Bill Ross IV, brothers and native sons of Sidney, find poetry in images of the mundane.
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A seductive, fascinating tapestry of small-town life.
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The result is a poetic documentary of quiet American surfaces and intimately eavesdropped people.
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Alternating between stunning fixed takes and quick you-are-there camera movements, Bill and Turner Ross's portrait of their tiny Ohio hmetown (the title is its zip code) weaves a hypnotic tapestry out of everyday banalities.
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For such a small place (officially a city, Sidney sure feels like a town), it's strikingly diverse.
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Imagine Norman Rockwell had he been more of a realist than a nostalgist.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
63% Positive
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May 3, 2012
10
All I can say after watching this great great film is WOW !. The directors were such a genius that they were capable of using such normal everyday-life into something so special and that we could possibly see those connection that people share in a community. Sense of simpliness in this film is so uniquely beautiful that it's become one of my favorite documentary films of all time. A purely constructed film.
May 5, 2017
4
There is no narrative thread for this documentary -- but more to the point, there is no insight provided into how this small town is different from any other place in the country, big or small: same alcohol, same occasional crime, same football teams, same churches. We did not discover anything. Cinematography was good. But i would not spend my time on this documentary.
Production Company:
- The Ross Bros.
Release Date:Jun 18, 2010
Duration:1 h 30 m
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Awards
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 3 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
