Rising from Ashes
First Run Features | Release Date: August 2, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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4
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1
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90
Village VoiceDaphne Howland Jul 30, 2013
Rising from Ashes is not just about a cycling team; it's a testament to what happens when human beings care for one another. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 31, 2013
Narrated in unobtrusive fashion by Forest Whitaker and featuring a jaunty Afropop soundtrack, the film is crisp and economical, with the filmmaker carefully avoiding extraneous melodramatics. They are, after all, hardly necessary in a tale that already contains such inherently powerful drama. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAug 1, 2013
As a filmmaker, [Johnston] doesn't always trust his audience as much as he should, opting for overly insistent music and voice-over and withholding information in key areas. But he knew a good story when he saw one, and we can all be grateful for that. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeAug 2, 2013
The sincerity and simplicity of the film, however, lift it somewhat above the ordinary run. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierAug 1, 2013
Filmed over six years, “Ashes” is joyous and uplifting, full of spirit, memorable athletes (including Olympian Adrien Niyonshuti) and remarkable achievements, both big and small. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerJul 30, 2013
Only a periodic focus on the troubled backstory of the team’s coach, American cyclist Jock Boyer, strikes the wrong note, distracting from a far more compelling tale. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNick SchagerJul 31, 2013
Too bad, then, that Team Rwanda’s inspiring rise to prominence and eventual course triumphs are so thinly sketched that the film leaves the audience wanting more, in the most frustrating way possible. Read full review
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The New York TimesDavid DeWittAug 1, 2013
Rising From Ashes has the phantom limbs of missed opportunities. Read full review
20
The DissolveAndrew LapinJul 31, 2013
A film’s quality should be measured not by its agenda’s transparency, but by its narrative heft. And the narrative is the problem with Rising From Ashes. Read full review
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