Cries from Syria
HBO Documentary Films | Release Date: March 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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5
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1
Negative:
0
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90
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMar 9, 2017
His interviews are informative and captivating, but the film’s gut-punch immediacy comes from the astounding visuals caught by participants on digital cameras and cellphones, including shocking images of Assad’s torturers at work. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMar 2, 2017
Anyone with even a shred social conscience should find the comprehensive Syrian civil war documentary “Cries From Syria” a truly devastating experience. Read full review
75
The PlaylistGary GarrisonMar 13, 2017
A film that, while not especially pronounced in its structure or technical achievements, is nonetheless timely and devastating. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 10, 2017
It should be required viewing for everyone in a position of power worldwide, especially those who would choose to enable genocide and stigmatize those who flee it. Read full review
70
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganMar 2, 2017
The film is called, and certainly contains, cries from Syria but in itself Afineevsky’s documentary is more of a shout, a piercing scream. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijMar 2, 2017
While Afineevsky generally manages to pack in a lot of detail, analysis, nuance and humanism, this is largely absent in the last chapter, which feels like it was rushed together at the last minute and didn’t receive the same amount of time, care and thought as the film’s previous chapters Read full review
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