A Screaming Man
Film Movement | Release Date: April 13, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 14, 2011
It's a modest film, if only in scale and apparent budget, about some of the greatest questions in life, like the existence of God, our capacity to see beyond our own vanity and the legacies of fathers, both blood and state. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnApr 12, 2011
At its core, A Screaming Man emphasizes the strength of family bonds. It's a sad, moving portrait that has nothing to do with its chaotic setting. Read full review
80
VarietyRobert KoehlerMay 26, 2013
Haroun’s tender but unsentimental regard for his characters allows his storytelling a natural gravitas thoroughly suited to the simultaneously unfolding private and national tragedies. Read full review
80
Time OutDavid FearApr 12, 2011
A collective sense of psychological turmoil seems to weigh heavily on the entire country as much as Champ, reaching critical mass once chaos creeps into the city-leading to a quiet, climactic walk into darkness that earns the right to be called haunting. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterPeter BrunetteApr 12, 2011
Haroun is uninterested in big war scenes and is best at evoking the little details of life. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineVadim RizovApr 16, 2011
The first half-hour is as evocative as (and more specific than) Claire Denis' "White Material," a similarly broad treatment of post-colonial chaos. The rest, sadly, falls apart, but Haroun's formal skill confirms his continual promise. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 15, 2011
Haroun is achingly conscious of day-to-day decisions that seem small when they're made but can suddenly loom large. Read full review
50
Village VoiceNick PinkertonApr 12, 2011
The characterizations never comfortably accommodate Haroun's pat metaphor, though his stoic visual storytelling has an oblique gravity. Read full review
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