Village At The End Of The World
Dir: Sarah Gavron, David Katznelson
2012
****
Village At The End Of The World feels like a Werner Herzog documentary but without Werner Herzog. As much as I love his voice, Village At The End Of The World doesn't actually need narration and directors Sarah Gavron and David Katznelson wisely leave the people of the Village to speak for themselves. The extraordinary and ordinary are both explored in this insightful and generally happy documentary that reminded me somewhat of Happy People: A Year in the Taiga although there is little mystery here, everything is honest and dare I say a little less conceited. The feel good documentary of 2012.