- Studio: Palisades Pictures
- Release Date: Sep 24, 2004
- Summary: A look behind-the-scenes of war-torn Afghanistan.
- Director: Christian Johnston
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 0 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 6 out of 13
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60Gritty, engaging.
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50The movie's heart is in the right place, but it looks and sounds regrettably bogus.
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50The results are often exciting and, except for occasional overacting by Calil, feels authentic. But the whole notion of exploiting a war and its victims to shoot a commercial feature is reprehensible.
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30Intentionally blurs fiction and reality.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 2 out of 4
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Exploitative trash.
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