The title of this film of course refers to the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, CA. Eric Steel, a first-time documentary filmmaker, was commissioned to do a piece on the Golden Gate. He actually ended up unintentionally capturing 23 of the 24 suicides that occurred there in 2004 on film. The friends and families of the deceased are interviewed, as well as a survivor. This film is very jarring, in more ways than one. Between seeing actual suicides and the issues in mental health care it brings up, this is one documentary you will never forget.
Grade: A+
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