Separated

It's illuminating in the most chilling way.

Still, current events lend the film a power that goes beyond its flaws. The way “Separated” looks back in indignation is now incalculably enhanced by fear for the future, with even more traumatizing measures on the horizon...

“Separated” is characteristically thorough and eye-opening.

Nonetheless, what we glean from the totality of the interviews and research, and Morris’ well-honed style of coalescing information, is damning enough.

White’s fire, and his soaring warnings about how political sycophants willing to effect a policy like family separation will always exist, are powerful enough.

“Separated” finds Morris back in “The Fog of War” mode: angry, engaged and determined to expose an injustice too monumental to be ignored.

A shocking documentary tracing the history of the separation of refugee and migrant families at the U.S. border.

This time Morris’ approach is, understandably, less observant and more pressing.

Kudos to Morris and Soboroff for telling the story, which is hopefully never repeated.

It’s a hard watch, but not nearly as difficult as the real thing. And since we’ll probably soon be seeing the sequel, which is never as fun as the original, it will most likely be much worse soon. Good times lie ahead, no doubt.