The Green Wave
Red Flag Releasing (RFR) | Release Date: August 10, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAug 9, 2012
The most compelling aspect of The Green Wave, however, is the extensive footage shot clandestinely by amateurs using cellphones. What they recorded shows us the reality of what went down in a way nothing else can match. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichael NordineAug 7, 2012
That Ahadi and his team were able to safely compile, let alone edit together, this much ground-level footage is a feat in and of itself; that it comes together in such a compelling manner makes it almost vital. Read full review
80
Total FilmTom DawsonAug 6, 2012
Heartfelt and inventive, this documentary from exiled director Ali Samadi Ahadi chronicles Iran's abortive Green Revolution during the summer of 2009. Read full review
80
The GuardianHenry BarnesAug 6, 2012
Ahadu pulls the curtain back on a government that was willing to imprison and torture its electorate. Read full review
70
The New York TimesRachel SaltzAug 16, 2012
By turns frustrating and moving, Ali Samadi Ahadi's documentary The Green Wave, about the Green Revolution in Iran, gets a jolt from footage shot by the people for the people on the people's cellphones. Read full review
60
Time OutR. Emmet SweeneyAug 14, 2012
Only the animation seems forced, with its comic-book style and melodramatic tone registering as manipulative next to the brute reality of the documentary images. Read full review
60
EmpireStaff (Not credited)Aug 6, 2012
A worthy topic that deserves a slightly better documentary. Read full review
50
VarietyLeslie FelperinAug 6, 2012
Mixed-media approach is eye-catching, and the subject is unquestionably powerful, but the sentimental score and stridently drawn imagery detract from picture's impact. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAug 6, 2012
An arresting visual style cannot make up for lack of new information or viewpoints about the Green Revolution in 2009 Iran. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineLauren WissotAug 6, 2012
Unlike Waltz with Bashir, it only seems to be using animation in an effort to make blog diaries by twentysomethings appear cinematic. Read full review
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