Act of God
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Leaving November 1
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal | 75 mins | 2009
Interviewing a host of individuals who’ve survived being struck by lightning—including author Paul Auster, musician Fred Frith, and a former CIA assassin—Baichwal creates a captivating, visually astonishing investigation into the metaphysical aftereffects of surviving this freak and frequently fatal experience.
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