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American Folk
Story about relationship between strangers and the meaning of music. Elliott and Joni are two musicians who don't know each other. They met at California after the unfortunate events of 11 septemper. They start a journey to New York with them their loving of music.
10 May 1961, Springfield, Illinois, USA
1 October 1960, Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA
11 January 1955, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 13, 2018
The haunting effects of 9/11 have never been so lyrically approached on film...
January 26, 2018
American Folk didn't have to be good. Instead Heinz delivered a gentle yet nuanced exploration of America and Americans in one of our darkest hours.
January 23, 2018
Sung mainly by real-life folk musicians Joe Purdy and Amber Rubarth, the songs lend the film an emotional resonance that the forced dialogue often struggles to achieve.
January 26, 2018
Neither character is particularly compelling, nor are the goodhearted folk they meet along the way because It Was A Time When All Kinds of Americans Briefly Came Together and Heinz is only interested in pounding that idea home.
June 14, 2017
The film belatedly emerges as one of the stronger fictional statements on 9/11.
January 26, 2018
The whole thing was a bad idea that only genius could've rescued. Maybe not even then.
February 14, 2017
Only a few films over the years have tried to dramatize events leading up to or following 9/11. September 12th takes a modest but effective approach to that national tragedy.
June 20, 2017
With quirky characters met along the road, and as a visual love letter to the heartland, the film has a certain charm, and fans of folk music should be more than happy.
January 31, 2018
The actors are both accomplished folk musicians, so the music is amazing. The film is quiet and peaceful as they journey in a forced slow pace back to the epicenter.
January 26, 2018
Mild language in music-fueled 9/11 road-trip drama.
January 26, 2018
The songs are lovely, and the first-time actors give performances that grow warmer as the film progresses
January 26, 2018
American Folk-and the actors themselves-come alive when the music's playing, particularly if you're a fan of Pete Seeger-era Americana.
