This Wonderful Dirty World
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This Wonderful Dirty World

4.3 / 10 1971 1h 37mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

Taking a detour from the usual settings of Africa and South America, this mondo film focuses on Japan and Sweden, exploring strange and unusual scenes like the effects of pollution in a Japanese fishing village, esoteric psychotherapy methods, assisted fertilization, heatt surgery, sex education for blind children in sweden, military training for young Palestinians in Lebanon, a female priest celebrating mass and a school for children with phocomelia.

Cast & Crew

Giorgio Albertazzi

Giorgio Albertazzi

Voice over

Lead

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mino Loy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. This Wonderful Dirty World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker