Desert Coffee

2017 [POLISH]

Action / Documentary

IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 388 388

Plot summary

In the Californian part of the Sonoran desert, in the close vicinity of military bases, there is a “wild” town called Slab City inhabited by the refugees from the American Dream. Of different age, they brought with them various stories, but all chose freedom, even for the price of the most basic comforts. The only place equipped with electricity is a makeshift Internet café run by Rob which serves “the best coffee in the neighbourhood”.

Director

Mikael Lypinski Photo
Mikael Lypinski

Top cast

Connie McQuerry Photo
Connie McQuerry as Self
Robert Price Photo
Robert Price as Self
Matthew Hillman Photo
Matthew Hillman as Self
Catrina Stoner Photo
Catrina Stoner as Self - Neighbour
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English 2.0
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us  cz  dk  de  gr  es  fi  fr  hr  hu  it  no  nl  pl  pt  ro  ru  sv  
25 fps
12 hr 53 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by geowolff 6 / 10

Where's the beef?

Perhaps the last place in America anyone would ever want to visit, much less live in. So who lives there and why? Desert Coffee does. Apretty good job of profiling the people who live there, particularly Rob, the man who effectively serves as the mayor of Slab City. His only power is the coffee he serves, even though he hates the stuff, as well is some solar power and Internet connectivity.With Rob's imprimatur, we're taken into this lost world of lost souls. As we get to know them, it becomes evident that these residents may be living at the outer fringe of modern America, but it's there that they find a home and acceptance. They can be themselves and even the most dysfunctional have a degree of dignity and need for community, just like any nominally normal person. (Even the "tweakers" the lowest rung...the meth heads....show grudging respect for their community when pressed by Rob. Rob also prevents a violent confrontation.As reassuring as all of this may sound, there's no sense that all of this (including Rob) is flirting with disaster.That's where the film fails. It ends abruptly. We are left with an empty feeling in suspended animation.Six years have passed since the film was released. And even Rob has hinted at his own passing from the scene. So what has happened to these lost humans?We may never know because Desert Coffee ends half-full...enticing but ultimately empty.
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