Radio Dreams
Matson Films | Release Date: May 19, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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88
Washington PostChristopher KompanekJun 15, 2017
Feelings of displacement — of loss of home, country and language — are balanced by the vivid imagination of a better existence. In other words, Radio Dreams is a quintessentially American stor Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJun 8, 2017
Jalali peppers this darkly funny, often absurdist piece with enough socio-political messaging to add heft but not didacticism. It all makes for a singular, well-observed balancing act. Read full review
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 1, 2017
The movie’s tree-falling-in-the-forest-with-no-one-to-hear-it denouement is an apt but not entirely hopeless metaphor for the condition of its characters. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMay 31, 2017
The film examines, with wit and patience, the hard work of community-building — and the toll on someone far from home, doing work that’s not his calling. Read full review
70
VarietyCatherine BrayMar 6, 2017
Radio Dreams is a witty, low-key exercise in deferred gratification. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comNick AllenJun 2, 2017
Radio Dreams is an example of both the compelling passion and polarizing fallibility that can arise when a director works primarily from the heart. Read full review
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