1991

January 26, 2008
Netflix DVD
UK
English / Bengali / Bulgarian
123 Minutes
Documentary / Biography
Michael Apted

Another seven years has passed since the last installment. We get the addition of the snobby kid ("I read the financial times"--age seven), but the absence of both the cute, snobby guy who is now at the BBC, and most regretfully, the half-black kid from the group home. Strangely, no mention is made of his non-participation.

There's no easy way to say this: the participants have not aged well, physically. Emotionally, many of their lives are a mess with divorce and the like. The jockey seems happy with his family and taxicab. The homeless guy is still homeless, but has found a tenuous community in Scotland.

A remarkable achievement. I've watched these real humans grow up. Two more installments to go.

8.3 IMDB

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