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Young Rebels
Metascore
60 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    An eye-opening movie, both socially and politically.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    75
    A labor of love, Young Rebels is essential viewing for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the hip-hop curve.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Noel Murray
    60
    The documentary is short, vividly shot, and packed with interviews in which desperate young men and women let loose their personal philosophies. In fact, there's so much philosophizing that there's not much time left for rap.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Robert Christgau
    60
    At least as sharp as "Buena Vista Social Club."
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    60
    Though it could do with fewer talking-head interviews and more extended clips from these impassioned live performances, Young Rebels is essential viewing for anyone interested in rap music, free speech issues or the youth culture of contemporary Cuba.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    50
    In striving simultaneously to cover the transplanted rap scene, sample a wide range of groups, and give an unbiased picture of Cuban society, helmers Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who have hitherto worked in short-form, blur the overall shape of their picture.
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