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A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThough this film is simple to summarize, to understand and experience the powerful emotional charge King in the Wilderness conveys, it simply must be seen. |
| DeciderJade BudowskiBy allowing us to hear what happened from the people closest to King, King in the Wilderness breaks new ground and paints a revealing, empathetic portrait in the process. |
| VogueJulia FelsenthalKing in the Wilderness presents an unfamiliar portrait of its subject... |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanKing in the Wilderness is a searing film because it takes Martin Luther King Jr. down from the mountaintop. You glimpse the real glory of who he was: not a walking monument but a human being with fear, humor, guts, and (amazing) grace under pressure. |
| RogerEbert.comArielle BernsteinA quiet and understated film, which lingers lovingly on its subject. We see Dr. King’s famous sermons at the pulpit, and also see him sitting quietly with family and friends. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe filmmakers assemble a dense portrait of a man disheartened by his failure to move the needle on economic justice, even as he succeeded in tracing ties among the common problems facing blacks, Latinos, Native Americans and even low-income whites. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreNot just rewarding and quite moving, but important oral and visual history, a movie worth watching even if you think you’ve read or seen all there is to know about this seminal figure in American history. |
| The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckA fascinating and poignant look at the less-examined final years of the man’s life, timed for the 50th anniversary of his death. |
| User ReviewRatedRex'King in the Wilderness" shows Dr. King in his most human form. His anger, fears, worries and concerns are exposed. This documentary also allows me the opportunity to peek inside of Dr. King. What I discover is a man who is even more spiritual, and is even greater, than I once believed. |
| User ReviewPunto DGreat documentary and probably the last opportunity to have the interviews from contemporary sources. I only miss the speech of Kennedy announcing his death. Balanced and truthful. The realty is that his death very much had the tragic consequence of extending the Vietnam war and little was done about poverty. |