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Decade of Fire

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Filmmakers Gretchen Hildebran and Vivian Vásquez chronicle a series of South Bronx fires that raged throughout the 1970s.
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Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com Jul 14, 2020
3.5/4
The movie is as much a reclamation or restoration project as an expose. Go to Full Review John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter May 2, 2019
Though many popular explanations for the Bronx's 1970s suffering were long ago understood to be racist nonsense, the heartfelt film represents a self-portrait of those lies' impact. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times May 2, 2019
This is a filmmaker with skin in the game, close to the flames. Go to Full Review Luke Parker VoiceBoxOffice Jul 25, 2020
4/5
A restorative history lesson and a necessary counterpoint to years of cover-ups and unjust finger pointing. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Jul 11, 2020
[Decade of Fire] serves as a warning that what happened in the Bronx in the 1970s could happen to other similar at-risk communities. Go to Full Review Manuel Betancourt Remezcla Oct 29, 2019
The triumph of Decade of Fire is that among its very didactic moments where such sociohistorical issues are explained in lucid ways is a very personal story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Feb 25, 2020 Well made, proto historic account of the Bronx fires that covered a decade. A story told by people and for the people who lived it to tell it! See more Read all reviews
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Gretchen Hildebran

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Vivian Vazquez

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Carmen Rosado

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Vivian Vazquez

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Gretchen Hildebran

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Vivian Vazquez

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmakers Gretchen Hildebran and Vivian Vásquez chronicle a series of South Bronx fires that raged throughout the 1970s.
Director
Gretchen Hildebran, Vivian Vazquez
Producer
Gretchen Hildebran, Vivian Vazquez, Julia Steele Allen, Neyda Martinez
Screenwriter
Gretchen Hildebran, Vivian Vazquez
Genre
Documentary, History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 3, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 14, 2020
Runtime
1h 16m
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