Democrats

Name: Democrats
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 18, 2015
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 88

2015

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| Release Date: November 18, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: In politically unstable Zimbabwe, a new constitution is being put together by the ruling party of strongman Robert Mugabe and the divided opposition. Various political, local and personal interests are bogging the process down.

Director: Camilla Nielsson

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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100

Joshua Rothkopf

Nov 16, 2015

This film leaves you with the thrill of a good fight fought hard. It’s a scrappy, absorbing tribute to the pragmatic value of compromise, carefully proffered in pursuit of a greater good. America’s candidates would do well to take a page out of this doc’s book. Read full review

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Alan Scherstuhl

Nov 17, 2015

As excellent a documentary about politics as you will ever see. Read full review

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Glenn Kenny

Nov 18, 2015

Both inspiring and upsetting, Democrats is, finally, a film that deserves to be called “necessary.” Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Nov 16, 2015

Nielsson’s documentary portrait is a tragic look at the broken political process in Zimbabwe. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Nov 18, 2015

What’s lacking from the film is any substantial exploration of the Constitution itself, and the democratic laws that would’ve made it a game-changer in Zimbabwe, had any of them been put into effect. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Nov 16, 2015

According to the film, individual misdeeds aren't the final enemy, but the byproduct of an unregulated regime. Read full review

John DeFore

Nov 18, 2015

Nielsson somewhat frustratingly avoids giving us many cues to the passage of time, but nevertheless the film captures some of the drama generated by the public's impatience and Mugabe's maneuvering during the long drafting process Read full review

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