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Synopsis: From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future.

Starring: Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah

Supporting actors: Antonio Villaraigosa

Directed by: Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 1 hour 20 minutes

Release year: 2008

Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories

ASIN: B002LWHZLM (Rental) and B002LWHZX0 (Purchase)

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The Garden DVD ~ Danny Glover

4.4 out of 5 stars (13) $15.99

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2008
Production Company: Black Valley Films
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

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5.0 out of 5 stars What The Left Does Right and What The Right Does Wrong, April 16, 2010

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Sussex Pond Pudding (Somewhere in the desert, CA) - See all my reviews
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This is a compelling and sadly unsurprising documentary about a group of Latino farmers in South Central Los Angeles being bullied by the political establishment and forced off land that they have been using for many years. It is a simple story, the likes of which we are all familiar with: back room deals, greed over morality, poor people being abused without recourse, etc. For anyone with a conscience this is an open and shut case of right and wrong. It is also an example of what the Left does right, despite their many political and philosophical flaws, and by extension, an example of what the Right does wrong.

The Left has not completely forsaken its ties to decency. The Left wing establishment has, as is evidenced in this film, but the grassroots core continues to try to do what they believe is the "right thing". Whether it actually is the "right thing" or not doesn't concern me here. They believe in a higher ethical system than the one layed out in the law books. Unfortunately, the Right in America has become little more than a defender of the these laws without any thought as to whether they are ethical or not. The Right in America has been hijacked by Big Business and Israel and turned into a Capitalist propaganda machine. When a group of poor subsistence farmers can be run off their land for no reason whatsoever (to this day the land has been left vacant by Ralph Horowitz, the owner) and no one from the Right comments or cares or shows up to march with them can we blame the poor for flying the Che flag? And when the singer of Rage Against The Machine makes a comment about how this would not happen in "Anglo" neighborhoods and no one is there to tell him that Jews are not "Anglos" can we blame them for distrusting and resenting white people? The Right needs to realize that Republicans, Israel and Big Business are not on our side. We need to stop worrying about Border Patrols and taxes and start worrying about ethics and moral obligation and distancing ourselves from the things that, rightly, shed us in a negative light. It is a shame that not one of the members of any of the many Southern Californian "extreme" right groups was there fighting alongside those farmers against Mr. Horowitz and the LA City Council.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Injustice in Los Angeles, February 21, 2010

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Balaji Rajam "Wannabe Reviewer" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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It was George Orwell who once said "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.". For the most part, I believe, The Garden does that. A heartbreaking true story of how the largest urban form in America was razed to the ground by corrupt politicians and an over zealous land owner.

More than the story of a farm, it is a commentary on the human condition and the desire to live one's life with dignity. These immigrant workers poured their blood and sweat and turned a 16 acre wasteland into a lush farm land. By stripping them of their land and livelihood through backroom deals, the politicians are destroying the America where it was once possible for the little guy to succeed

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5.0 out of 5 stars political film at its best!, June 12, 2009

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D. E. fenkel "intomovies" - See all my reviews
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this doc shows the full spectrum of a nasty fight between crooked city council members, unprincipled community leaders, and hard working immigrant workers making great use of public land.

so damn deserving the academy award nomination it received.

i can't recommend it enough. it's the real life The Wire.

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