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Talking About Trees

2019

Suhaib Gasmelbari

Documentary, Self: Ibrahim Shaddad, Suliman Ibrahim, Eltayeb Mahdi, Manar Al-Hilo ...

6.9

116

Documentary In an attempt to revive an old cinema in Sudan, four friends encounter insurmountable resistance. The film, which focuses on the history of Sudanese cinema, also sheds light on the current situation in this crisis-ridden country.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"Gasmelbari captures the daily grind of the Sudanese Film Club in an unassuming manner that simply lets their words and deeds speak for themselves"	POS
United States	Jay Weissberg Variety	"Imbued with a generosity of spirit (...) With unfailing artistry, director Suhaib Gasmelbari captures how cinema can be essential"	POS
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke The Guardian	"[A] witty and engaging cinephile documentary (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
	Camillo de Marco Cineuropa	"[It] tells the story of this exciting, heroic and somewhat humorous adventure"	POS
Australia	Anthony Frajman FilmInk	"A story with a zest for life, a zeal and universality recalling Peter Bogdanovich’s 'The Last Picture Show' and Milos Forman’s 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest'."	POS

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