Last Men in Aleppo
Grasshopper Film | Release Date: May 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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14
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0
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0
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90
Los Angeles TimesLorraine AliMay 18, 2017
It’s raw, powerful, moving and candid. This is what it is like to be on the ground in Aleppo. Read full review
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinMay 8, 2017
You should — you must — see Last Men in Aleppo to witness an ongoing tragedy. But you should also see it to learn humility. We — meaning Americans — ain’t seen nothin’. Yet. Read full review
90
Village VoiceBilge EbiriMay 2, 2017
The film has plenty of unflinching truth and emotion and outrage, and it ends with a gut punch. It's the subtly unreal quality of what we're seeing throughout, however, that truly highlights the obscenity of war. Read full review
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 3, 2017
Last Men in Aleppo is less about finding meaning amidst a massacre than it is about people who are trying to survive without it. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 3, 2017
Individual personalities emerge, none more magnetic than Khaled Omar Harrah, who gained international recognition in 2014 for the rescue of a 10-day-old baby. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyMay 2, 2017
This is an essential film, but it is also a terribly dispiriting one. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganApr 9, 2017
Editing is clearly complex given the variable footage, but each emergency call and every character is successfully individualised and identifiable, and several arcs snap into the overall narrative drive. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeApr 9, 2017
May not be the most comprehensively explanatory or analytical film yet made on the war, but it’s the one that provides viewers with the most sensorily vivid and empathetic sense yet of how it feels to live (and die) through the carnage. Read full review
80
The GuardianCharlie PhillipsApr 9, 2017
Last Men in Aleppo is one of the most difficult documentaries you’ll see this year. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMay 18, 2017
While Last Men in Aleppo could stand a trim here and there, it mostly uses its length to good and heart-rending effect, delivering a lingering, close-up — and ultimately tragic — look at the misery and joy taking place, side by side, under the eyes of the world. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comVikram MurthiMay 4, 2017
It’s an unflinching depiction of life in a vulnerable city, a place where innocents are constantly under attack, and the few people doing their best to protect it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChristopher GrayMay 2, 2017
Feras Fayyad's film is broadly concerned with portraying the titular Syrian city as a community of neighbors and colleagues. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijApr 9, 2017
There is no denying the cumulative power of the material, in large part due the protagonists’ endless reservoirs of humanity, dignity and selflessness in the face of one of the world’s worst biggest current and most incomprehensible tragedies. Light on background and contextual facts, Last Men in Aleppo speaks very loudly from the heart. Read full review
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Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenJun 7, 2017
Overall, the “you are there” footage lends the film a more journalistic than artistic tone, yet the emotional effect is intimate and unforgettably gripping. Read full review
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