Chaplin of the Mountains
| Release Date: February 21, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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3
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 20, 2014
The film embraces humor — would you want a one-legged man guiding you through a minefield? — without surrendering sensitivity. The screenplay may echo with atrocities, but it’s not consumed by them. Read full review
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New York PostFarran Smith NehmeFeb 20, 2014
There’s a simplicity and directness in Chaplin of the Mountains that keeps it aloft; its wholehearted sincerity feels much fresher than any number of slicker, more cynical films. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiJun 24, 2014
At its best, the film seems as dreary a travelogue as that Nia Vardalos vehicle "My Life in Ruins." At its worst, Chaplin of the Mountains feels like an overambitious film-school thesis with superfluous political and philosophical posturing. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAaron HillisFeb 18, 2014
Self-taught Kurdish-American filmmaker Jano Rosebiani's mostly English-language drama...is deadened by milquetoast characters, uninspired landscape photography, and no perceptible stakes. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanFeb 20, 2014
Some of the locations and scenes of indigenous musicians make this trip a tiny bit worthwhile. But only a bit. Read full review
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