Kiss the Future
AMC Theatres | Release Date: February 23, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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9
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0
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85
TheWrapSteve PondFeb 23, 2023
Kiss the Future is a portrait of a city and a people who used culture to fight back; it’s also the story of a rock ‘n’ roll band exploring the limits of how its music can impact the real world. Above all else, though, it’s a rich and moving chronicle of the use of art as both a weapon and a means to salvation. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 24, 2024
The story that Kiss the Future tells — culminating in U2’s 1997 concert in Sarajevo, two years after the Dayton Peace Agreement — offers an admirably potent blend of darkness and light. Specifically, the light that can emerge from darkness. Read full review
80
NMELou ThomasMar 2, 2023
It’s easy to question the motives of pop stars who get behind a cause, but the end-product here is a joyful night for people who’ve experienced unimaginable hardship. Cynicism can (and should) be put aside for now. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 23, 2023
This movie is a time-capsule of Europe’s recent tragic past. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 23, 2023
A touching reminder of music's ability to change the world. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comCollin SouterFeb 20, 2024
Kiss The Future uses hope, joy and love of art as its foundation for building its thesis on how the arts unifies, how it scares people in power and how it helped rebuild a city you’ll want to visit after seeing this film. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldFeb 22, 2024
This is history told through emotions as much as through well-documented events, conveying both the resilience of Sarajevans and the power of pop music (without falling into too much celebrity self-regard). Read full review
70
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganFeb 23, 2023
[A] polished yet unexpectedly affecting documentary. Read full review
70
VarietyChris WillmanFeb 23, 2023
In a sense, Kiss the Future is the story of a long-distance romance, between a superstar rock quartet reaching its peak and a once-grand metropolis that’s bottoming out. Read full review
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