How do you counter the “deaths of despair?” In a world that often cares little for those who are struggling, what systems and communities can we build to break people free from the grip of addiction? Can these inevitably imperfect structures hold the weight of so much suffering without letting people slip through the cracks?
These are the questions at the heart of Adam Meeks’ moving and measured feature directorial debut “Union County.” A film of deep compassion and crushing pain, it looks a broken America squarely in the face. It doesn’t provide easy answers for people working to heal, as they already know none exist, and instead provides…
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