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55 out of 100

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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    60
    A cut above the average Quad-bound video agit-prop doc, Michael Skolnik's Without the King succeeds mostly through negative virtues.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    50
    With Swaziland providing this mother lode of material, helmer Michael Skolnik extracts only the most pedestrian of films.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    70
    The film, fluidly shot by James Adolphus, remains deeply sensitive to the complexities of a culture whose attachment to monarchy contravenes its best interests. This dilemma is gradually becoming clear to Princess Sikhanyiso, the oldest of the king's 22 children and a student in California. Intelligent, articulate, caring and strong-willed, she could be her country's best hope.
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