SummaryIn 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their comm... Read More
Directed By:Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee
Written By:Richard Ray Perez
Cesar's Last Fast
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Apr 17, 2014
70
Chavez (1927-1993), a founder of what became the United Farm Workers union, faced brutal odds, as this compelling documentary demonstrates.
Apr 16, 2014
70
While not necessarily the definitive cinematic account of Chavez’s life or the UFW movement, Cesar’s Last Fast provides a well-crafted, sometimes stirring encapsulation.
Apr 16, 2014
60
Equally lionizing but richer in detail than the recent Michael Peña-led biopic César Chávez, this occasionally stirring doc portrait of the late Latino labor organizer and civil rights icon frames his legacy around a single act of protest.
Apr 24, 2014
50
Richard Ray Perez's documentary concerns the myth more than the man.
Apr 16, 2014
42
Perez appears content with representing UFW's past strikes and boycotts like a segment from the History Channel, while having the interviewees—relatives, people who worked closely with Chavez—focus on how much good Chavez has done, rather than how he has impacted them.
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Production Company:
- Monkey Mind Media
Release Date:Apr 18, 2014
Duration:1 h 40 m
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Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
