Ascension | Tribeca Festival
By Kent Turner June 29, 2021
It’s a lot to ask a filmmaker to take a 97-minute snapshot of a country. Yet the result here is purposeful and often mesmerizing.
It’s a lot to ask a filmmaker to take a 97-minute snapshot of a country. Yet the result here is purposeful and often mesmerizing.
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