The Bridge
Dir: Eric Steel
2006
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The Bridge is quite a ghostly documentary looking at The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge has been named as one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers and is regarded globally as one of the most beautiful bridges ever build. It was a sign of prosperity on its completion and has become synonymous with San Francisco and is one of the worlds longest suspension bridges. What many don't know though is that it is the worlds most popular suicide destination. Ethically the film is questionable, as director Eric Steel did not tell the families of victims he interviewed that he would be showing their relatives actual suicides in the film. Effective in the film but at the expense of trust which is probably the golden rule of documentary film making. It is interesting but also haunting at the same time.