Jung (War) in the Land of the Mujaheddin
Human Rights Watch International | Release Date: November 23, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Few who see it will be sorry. Sometimes being humane means not being squeamish. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Essential viewing for anyone who desires a sense of the finer human grain of a war that now commands the attention of the world as never before. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The film is informative, often grisly and undeniably riveting. Read full review
80
The New YorkerDavid Denby
A film that cannot, in the normal sense of the word, be enjoyed, but it can be endured in a spirit of tempered anticipation -- The movie becomes an anguished demand that the dream be fulfilled. [26 Nov 2001, p. 122]
80
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
As news, it smokes CNN. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It is an excruciating experience. But then, it would have to be. We're watching the distilled essence of war. Read full review
63
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Like "Beneath the Veil," it gives a human face to those who have suffered from the Taliban's tremendous cruelty, and those who have been maimed in the war to end their rule. Read full review
60
Film ThreatPhil Hall
While the film is admittedly imperfect, it nonetheless deserves to be seen by all Americans to provide a clear understanding of what kind of a country we are currently at war within. Read full review
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