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Dear Zachary, 2008

Starring: Kurt Kuenne, Dr. Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby

Directed by: Kurt Kuenne

Written by: Kurt Kuenne

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 95 min

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Rating:8.6

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The mood of Dear Zachary is emotional, sincere, and disturbing. The plot centers around uncovering the truth, being haunted by the past, and murder. It is a drama and documentary movie. In approach, Dear Zachary is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is Canada. Dear Zachary happens in contemporary times.

Summary of Dear Zachary

DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER is not for the faint of heart. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne's excruciatingly powerful documentary begins as a memorial to a lost friend, Andrew Bagby, who was brutally murdered in 2001 by a crazed ex-girlfriend. Yet as Kuenne traveled the globe to interview friends and family of the beloved young doctor, Bagby's killer, Shirley Turner, fled to Newfoundland to escape arrest. Under the backwards protection of the Canadian law, she was allowed to remain free; during that time, she revealed that she was pregnant with Andrew's child. Knowing that this woman was responsible for their son's death, David and Kathleen Bagby nonetheless moved to Newfoundland in order to be closer to their grandson. And that's when things got even worse.

With DEAR ZACHARY, Kuenne has fashioned one of the more unusual, and devastating, documentaries of recent memory. It is a deeply personal home video memoir, a true crime thriller, an impassioned plea for judicial reform, and an ode to two of the most heroic, loving parents the screen has ever seen. Each of these, on its own terms, makes the film a striking success, but when they are seamlessly woven together into one narrative, it becomes something much more stunning. DEAR ZACHARY is painful viewing, but it is also nonfiction filmmaking at its most vital and important.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	January 2008
Runtime:	95 min

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Kurt Kuenne

as Himself

Dr. Andrew Bagby

as Himself

David Bagby

as Himself - Father

Kathleen Bagby

as Herself - Mother

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Entertainment Weekly

The facts are so awful that Dear Zacharycan be forgiven much of its antsiness--as a memorial, as a condolence to Bagbyâ€™s parents (who became activists for judicial reform in their late son's honor), and as a howl of grief. Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

Los Angeles Times

An undeniably shattering story, if forgivably shaky in its impassioned, therapeutic unfolding. Full Review

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by: Robert Abele

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AMAZING

This documentary came on right after I watched "Deliver Us From Evil" and I am so glad it did, otherwise I would've never watched it. With no prior knowledge of the Bagby-Turner case, I found myself in tears and frustrated at how the justice system... Read and rate it

24.May.2012
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by: Yocelin
Yocelin rated this movie10/10Must See

This movie will make you cry, but thats a good thing. ...Nor will you cry in that sort of Awww...isnt that sad/romantic/cute... sort of way. No. This movie will make you cry real tears. You may not notice at first (I didnt) but you are not human if,... Read and rate it

02.December.2010
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by: Celainn
Celainn rated this movie10/10Must See

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