A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile
Sundance Selects | Release Date: July 24, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
HitfixDaniel FienbergJul 23, 2015
Even though The Amina Profile works as a cyber-thriller of sorts, I think it's much more wide-reaching than that, a story about online identity, but also about the danger of media-constructed narratives, one that manages to salute both citizen journalists, but also establishment outlets like NPR. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'HehirJul 24, 2015
Riveting jigsaw-puzzle documentary. Read full review
80
VarietyBen KenigsbergJul 23, 2015
The insights the movie has aren’t exceptional; this stranger-than-fiction series of events is enough. Read full review
75
The PlaylistKimber MyersJul 24, 2015
The documentary feels more like a mystery and almost like fiction itself as it unravels the multiple layers behind Amina’s real identity. The revelation is jaw-dropping and infuriating, and the outrage only increases as each additional detail is uncovered. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJul 24, 2015
A compelling and insightful examination of this strange story, and it utilizes the cooperation of Sandra Bagaria, the Canadian woman who had been in a long-distance romantic relationship with Amina (even though the two had never met.) Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisJul 23, 2015
The film falters a bit near the end, when it dwells on the romantic fallout of the affair, but all in all, “Amina” is an enterprising movie that makes this Internet story cinematically engaging. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeJul 23, 2015
Deraspe returns specificity, intimacy, and human weirdness to this international scandal. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiJul 23, 2015
Even knowing the secret of A Gay Girl in Damascus doesn’t make this documentary any less tense. That’s a testament to Sophie Deraspe, a director who understands how to let a plot unfold. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonJul 23, 2015
The Amina Profile is an absorbing, artfully assembled and timely reconstruction of a fascinating digital-age hoax. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayJul 23, 2015
Beyond treating this story like a potboiler, Deraspe does her best to make A Gay Girl In Damascus cinematic. She alternates nicely framed and photographed interviews with some fairly expressive dramatic reenactments. Some of these are pretty powerful. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenJul 23, 2015
Sophie Deraspe's film is a compelling anatomy of an Internet hoax. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanJul 23, 2015
Bagaria’s personal journey has none of the gravitas on screen that the director wants it to have, especially when set against the backdrop of actual human rights crises in Damascus. Read full review
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