Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men: German terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist, and a martial arts student.... (Full plot summary below)
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Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men: German terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist, and a martial arts student.
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| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectTruly artistic documentary about 4 men who led life at the edge and came back from the brink. |
| TV GuideKen FoxWu is able to demonstrate both the timelessness and the universality of stories which, on the surface, sound extreme and unique. |
| Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoYu's film may be challenging to synopsize, but it's thoroughly engrossing and wildly surprising. |
| Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenAlthough it takes a while for Yu's thesis to jell, the film makes a lasting impression as it delves into an unfashionable territory: character as fate rather than a function of pharmaceuticals. |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayOffers four fairly interesting monologues, undercut by ominous music, stylistic frippery, and a structure that all but guarantees the audience will be able to predict where the stories will go. |
| Los Angeles CityBeatAndy Klein... far more thought-provoking and engrossing than the usual run of flatly journalistic docs. |
| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisAmazingly, no one seems steeped in the salubrious self-explication of therapy. They just sound like very good storytellers. |
| VarietyJohn AndersonThe dangers of extremism and the virtues of uncertainty are the keys to the remarkable Protagonist, docu helmer Jessica Yu's exploration of four men's journey through dysfunction, obsession and redemption. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIf all this sounds awfully classroom-bound, it isn't -- far from it. Each man's story as he tells it is riveting, truly stranger than fiction, and awesome, too, in the way of unfathomable humans. |
| Film ThreatJeremy MathewsThe film becomes at once an argument for the accuracy of fictional conventions and for the power of true, personal experiences. |
