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In the heart of conservative, Christian, Tennessee, Whitwell Middle School is undertaking an experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp...
In the heart of conservative, Christian, Tennessee, Whitwell Middle School is undertaking an experiment in Holocaust education. Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. The film details how the students met Holocaust survivors from around the world and how the experience transformed them and their community.
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71 %52 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
74 %2,708 reviewsAudience score rating
"Patiently told and lovingly made, "Paper Clips" overflows with emotion as it portrays rural Tennessee middle school students making a unique Holocaust memorial..."
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Variety
Variety"Instead of a grown-up documentary, however, we get a treacly infomercial, bordering on self-parody, about how great the school is and how great America is..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"What makes "Paper Clips" so powerful and moving is the way everyone in the film seems affected by the Whitwell project. The students change. The teachers change. The townspeople change..."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Not a sophisticated or very challenging film, nor should it be. It is straightforward, heartfelt and genuine. It plays more like a local news report, and we get the sense that the documentary, like the paper clip project, grows directly out of the good intentions of the people involved..."
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times"Gross sentimentality and thudding lack of subtlety..."
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BBC
BBCPaper Clips | Details
- Runtime
- 82
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
