A Small Act - NYT Critics' Pick

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Patrick Kimani, left, in the documentary “A Small Act.”
Even the Tiniest Actions Can Change Entire Lives
By NEIL GENZLINGER
Published: October 28, 2010

“A Small Act” would have been a pretty good documentary even if things had merely gone the way the filmmakers probably envisioned at the start of the project. But when unforeseen developments rewrote the script, as it were, the film took on a depth that made it all the more remarkable. More