2017 · documentary
The Final Year (2017)
Directed by Greg Barker1h 29m2017
Featuring unprecedented access inside the White House and State Department, The Final Year offers an uncompromising view of the inner workings of the Obama Administration as they prepare to leave power after eight years.
Our read: The Final Year (2017) (2017) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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