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The Road Taken

The Road Taken (1996)

September. 12,1996
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6.3
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This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways from the early 1900s through the 1960s. There was a strong sense of pride among these men and they were well-respected by their community. Yet, harsh working conditions prevented them from being promoted to other railway jobs until finally, in 1955, porter Lee Williams took his fight to the union.

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Beystiman
1996/09/12

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

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FirstWitch
1996/09/13

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Ogosmith
1996/09/14

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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Stephanie
1996/09/15

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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