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City of Ghosts

2017

Matthew Heineman

Documentary

7.0

307

Documentary This is the story of a new type of warfare: a battle over ideas, over hearts and minds, over clicks and views.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"What 'City of Ghosts' does best is to humanize those who’ve suffered most from the conflict in Syria, educating us through both outrage and compassion."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Heineman offers up a double portrait of devastation, of a truly destroyed city and of partially decimated survivors, leaving the viewer with an empathetic sense of deep sorrow."	POS
United Kingdom	Charlie Phillips The Guardian	"Heineman may have made the definitive contemporary documentary about the tragedy of Syria, as well as an epoch-defining piece on modern media tactics (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	David D'Arcy Screendaily	"'City of Ghosts' shows us the power of media to bring the grim truth about life under ISIS to the world (...) In keeping our eyes on Raqqa, it also reminds us of the limits of that power."	POS
United States	Kenji Fujishima Slant	"The film works as a sobering and, in its own way, inspiring look at Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently."	POS
United States	Katie Walsh The Playlist	"You remain wide-eyed, jaw dropped the entire time, letting out involuntary yelps and gasps here and there (...) It’s a message that reaches far beyond the limits of Raqqa."	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"'City of Ghosts' shows us what journalism can do in the face of evil. Its message is haunting, humane, and ultimately hopeful."	POS
United States	Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"Heineman’s own footage is strong (...) [It] urges us not to take any horrors for granted. It is invaluable, as both moral instruction and documented history."	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"It's a movie that establishes awe and compassion for people who are doing, and experienced, certain things we can only imagine. Their unbelievable vigilance is given a complex portrait in Heineman's film."	POS

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