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73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    Nov 29, 2011
    80
    Even those who closely follow African (or global) politics will likely be bowled over by the real-life plot twists unfolding before Merz's camera. What makes the film especially resonate now is the frustration with the status quo that is consistently voiced by the people on the street.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    Nov 29, 2011
    80
    What is finally most compelling about this film is the sense it gives of how passionately the citizens of Ghana believe in democracy, how much it means to them.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Nov 29, 2011
    70
    As we join throngs of excited citizens at a public vote-counting, their uninhibited zeal for the process only highlights the jaded cynicism that threatens to overwhelm our own.
  4. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    Nov 29, 2011
    60
    Occasionally lacking in context but never less than intriguing, Jarreth Merz's polished film is a handy document to a rarely visited democracy.
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  1. gibsonlive
    9
    I have been following this film since the premier at Sundance. It is unlike any political film that I've have seen, It has a feeling of a thriller in that you are inside of an election that is about to spiral out of control.… Full Review »