Evolution of a Criminal

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Evolution of a Criminal

2014,

1h 21m,

Documentary

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After 10 years, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns to his hometown to examine how his robbery of a bank affected his family, friends and other victims.

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Shadow and Act Staff

Shadow and Act

Sep 13, 2022

There’s no easy answer, and Monroe’s documentary is anything but easy. It’s a textured look at environment, economic reality, and dreams blighted by a need to survive.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Nov 6, 2014

3/4

Few documentaries are as personal as Darius Clark Monroe's moving "Evolution of a Criminal," in which the filmmaker turns his camera on himself and members of his family to retell a painful story.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Oct 24, 2014

B-

The film is testament to how soul-sucking poverty and good intentions can inspire wrong, dream-ending moves.

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Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Battleship Pretension

Dec 8, 2020

This film is almost too good for a directorial debut from Darius Clark Monroe. I'm excited to see what this promising talent does next.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Dec 14, 2019

Devoid of sugar-coating or the rose-colored lenses so frequently found with a documentary of this nature, Darius Monroe is brutally honest with the audience, his victims and more importantly, himself.

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

Nov 20, 2018

The film can certainly stand alone as well as a truly unique first person account of a situation that affects millions but is all too rarely spoken about, much less with such insight.

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Theodore R

Oct 24, 2014

Darius Clark Monroe robó un banco a los 16 años y fue condenado a prisión. Este documental examina que llevó a este jóven que tenía un brillante futuro por delante a cometer este crimen y las repercusiones que tuvo sus acciones sobre su familia y amigos. Pero más allá de eso, trata acerca de la capacidad que tenemos como personas de trascender de nuestros errores. Evolution Of A Criminal es una historia dolorosa de como el entorno en el que creces, influye directamente en tus acciones. No es cierto que todos nacemos con las mismas oportunidades. Personas como Darius empiezan con una distancia considerablemente mayor a alcanzar en la carrera de la vida. A pesar de estas circunstancias no se rindió. Tomó su situación y logró voltearla a su beneficio. Esta película, es la historia de Darius, y al ser dirigida por él mismo, es emocional y personal, pero logra tomar una distancia prudente para reflexionar acerca de su vida y brindarnos al público, un relato de coraje supervivencia y sobretodo optimismo. Utiliza elementos interesantes para hilar la cronología de los hechos. Los testimonios de su familia y amigos son honestamente desgarradores, y se nota que esta oportunidad en frente de las cámaras era la manera perfecta de brindar una visión honesta que contribuye a la historia, al igual que la recreación de los hechos, que fácilmente puede arruinar una película, pero en este caso enriqueció la narración. Claramente Darius tiene un don para contar historias, y esta es la redención que finalmente le permitirá ser libre.

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Synopsis

After 10 years, filmmaker Darius Monroe returns to his hometown to examine how his robbery of a bank affected his family, friends and other victims.

Director: Darius Clark Monroe
Producer: Jen Gatien, Darius Clark Monroe
Production Co: Deerjen Films, Aliquot Films, Relative Noise
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2015
Runtime: 1h 21m

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