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  • 2004
  • Petunia Productions
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2004
  • Petunia Productions
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary For centuries the Afghan people threw back all invaders. But in 1979, the Russians invaded with planes and tanks. 5 million Afghans fled the country. 300,000 lucky ones made it to North America. They escaped the Russians but not themselves. This film depicts the lives of the members of two families in New York. (Quad Cinema)

Directed By: Ashok Nanda, Jawed Wassel

  • 2004
  • Petunia Productions
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2004
  • Petunia Productions
  • 1 h 19 m

Firedancer

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary For centuries the Afghan people threw back all invaders. But in 1979, the Russians invaded with planes and tanks. 5 million Afghans fled the country. 300,000 lucky ones made it to North America. They escaped the Russians but not themselves. This film depicts the lives of the members of two families in New York. (Quad Cinema)

Directed By: Ashok Nanda, Jawed Wassel

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
46
0% Positive
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88% Mixed
7 Reviews
13% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
46
0% Positive
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88% Mixed
7 Reviews
13% Negative
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60
It is a sincere, thoughtful work, though not a very accomplished one.
By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW
60
For the most part, Fire Dancer presents an energetic mosaic of a displaced culture.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Unfortunately, the back story behind FireDancer is ultimately more interesting than the finished product, a thematically ambitious but rough-hewn combination of love story and examination of cultural dislocation.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Essentially a more awkward Afghan version of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
Film struggles to balance its past-present memory drama and a rather standard take on an American immigrant family. Although accented by fine cinematic flourishes, pic is harmed by an abrupt conclusion and technical glitches.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
40
Grim headlines aside, FireDancer is hard to recommend, with its haphazard tone, wobbly acting, and cipher-like lead.
By Ed Park FULL REVIEW
38
Whether Jawed Wassel could have made more of it with further editing we'll never know, but it's a clunky bit of storytelling.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Petunia Productions, Silk Road Pictures
Release Date Jun 4, 2004
Duration 1 h 19 m
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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