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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Mamo, the old renowned Kurdish musician, has begun a journey to Iraq to perform a music concert after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The Old of the village has predicted that Mamo should not go on the trip because as the full moon comes, something awful will happen to him. Mamo persists on continuing his journey because it's the first time he's been allowed to work in many years. (Miji Film)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
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  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    80
    Fateful and funny, haunting and magical.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    80
    An eloquent and audacious lament.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Parkinson
    80
    An unflinching and affecting depiction of the region's tragic lunacies.

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  1. Anderanik
    10
    I hear so times in the news that Iran Government Banned this persian movie , because they think Women have no right to sing . Is it true ? So I think Iranian Government can not tell about democrasy as in the nacular energy said. ha ha ha !… Expand
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  2. MIraqi
    10
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