This compelling documentary asks the question: Would 60 Minutes have any reason to manipulate or distort a story? More importantly, how would the city it scandalized respond? The Hotel Hooker, once a charming rooming house... more », now a decaying shambles and within its closed doors, the epicenter of the country s worst scourge: heroin. Upon watching this story on 60 minutes, Josh Goldbloom decided to go to the city of Willimantic, Connecticut, and see for himself just how bad things had gotten there. What he found stood in bold contrast to what Dan Rather and crew exposed. The director moved to the town and soon found himself a resident in the hotel. With a camera in hand and a commitment to find the true soul of these people, Goldbloom soon gained the trust of not only the hotel s long-standing residents, but also the mayor, the citizens and even the town s clergy. This intimate film shows the residents of Willimantic as fiercely proud of their town and feeling very betrayed by the media. What emerges is a remarkably complex portrait, and one which mirrors the plight of all American cities.« less