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198655 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Courage to Change

198655 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Eighteen years after the 1966 film, a family in Montreal faces the ongoing effects of poverty in North America.

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Tanya Ballantyne Tree

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Eighteen years after the 1966 film, a family in Montreal faces the ongoing effects of poverty in North America.

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Tanya Ballantyne Treedirector

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Montreal's Bailey family returns in Courage to Change, a 1986 feature documentary. This sequel to The Things I Cannot Change looks at their lives 18 years after the original film. It provides a detailed account of their experiences with poverty in North America. The documentary captures the Baileys’ struggles and attempts to improve their situation over nearly two decades. Their story reflects broader social issues affecting families in similar circumstances.

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