The Bridge
2006 • 94 minutes
4.4star
131 reviews
68%
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The Golden Gate Bridge is an iconic structure; a symbol of San Francisco, the West, freedom - and something more, something spiritual, something words cannot describe.
Director Eric Steel and his crew spent an entire year focusing on the Bridge. Running cameras for almost every daylight minute, they documented nearly two dozen suicides and a great many unrealized attempts. In addition, the director captured nearly 100 hours of incredibly frank, deeply personal, often heart-wrenching interviews with the families and friends of the departed, as well as with several of the attempters themselves.
The Bridge is a visual and visceral journey into one of life's gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind.
Director Eric Steel and his crew spent an entire year focusing on the Bridge. Running cameras for almost every daylight minute, they documented nearly two dozen suicides and a great many unrealized attempts. In addition, the director captured nearly 100 hours of incredibly frank, deeply personal, often heart-wrenching interviews with the families and friends of the departed, as well as with several of the attempters themselves.
The Bridge is a visual and visceral journey into one of life's gravest taboos, offering glimpses into the darkest, and possibly most impenetrable corners of the human mind.
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4.4
131 reviews
Michael Leccese
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May 22, 2015
I like dark films, but this one is unbearable. I did not read the description carefully, and was expecting a film about the history of the GG Bridge. Needless to say I was shocked (but also disappointed) when the guy in the flannel shirt flipped himself off the railing, with many more to come. It does beg the question: Why have higher railings not been installed on the GG, as they have on the Duke Ellington Bridge over Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC? I did not finish the film, so perhaps this question was answered. Even so, I have seen suicides in my family and found this a wrenching, but not especially illuminating look, into the subject. You've got to wonder about a guy who trains a camera on the bridge for a year waiting for people to fall.
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Angela Hendking
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July 11, 2015
Sad, but makes you understand that we still have a long way to go in treating mental illness in this country. The crew was thoughtful and sensitive toward the families. A must see!
Sarah Foster
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July 21, 2016
I didn't realize you would be seeing actual footage of people jumping off the bridge to their death. This movie really shook me up, and weighed on my mind the rest of my day after watching it.
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