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Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.
Rated R | Length 87 minutes
Rhys Ifans | Thierry Guetta | Banksy | Shepard Fairey | INVADER | Debora Guetta | Monsieur André | Zeus | Ron English | Swoon | Borf | Buffmonster | Steve Lazarides | Wendy Asher | Laurent Nahoum-Vatinet | Roger Gastman
Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
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11/20/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 9 stars |
02/22/2011 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 8.5 stars |
05/12/2010 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
(Average) 8.5 stars |
After office day, RJ, Francois & I walked over to CineArts to view the long anticipated Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) by Banksy. With everything I’d been hearing / reading about this documentary my expectations were at a fever pitch. Thankfully this film lived up to the hype, which is rare anymore. Malcolm (SmodCast) dubbed this a “revenge doc” which might be overstating it but this film is quite subversive not just in content. It’s exhilarating and yet uncomfortable at times. I look forward to more viewings.
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