Iraqi Odyssey
Typecast Releasing | Release Date: November 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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70
The New York TimesStephen HoldenNov 28, 2015
Watching it is like slowly leafing through a giant scrapbook whose contents include the individual stories of a large extended family. Read full review
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Village VoiceSam WeisbergNov 24, 2015
Heartrending throughout, Iraqi Odyssey is everything you want in a documentary — informative, involving, and eager to decipher complex, often paradoxical historical conundrums. Everything, that is, except visually interesting. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungNov 28, 2015
Mostly one wishes for a more concise edit that would pull this impressive avalanche of memories and faded photos together a lot sooner. Read full review
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VarietyJay WeissbergNov 28, 2015
The running time of two hours and 43 minutes is unquestionably self-indulgent; thankfully the clan’s charisma keeps attention from lagging too much despite frequent opportunities for trimming. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiNov 28, 2015
With the mixing of the sprawling family tree with geopolitical imbroglios already proving daunting for viewers, the filmmaker exacerbates the confusion by eschewing a linear chronology. Read full review
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