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  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary City of Ghosts follows the journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”— a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With astonishing, deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the ru...

Directed By: Matthew Heineman

  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2017
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 32 m

City of Ghosts

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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Summary City of Ghosts follows the journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”— a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With astonishing, deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the ru...

Directed By: Matthew Heineman

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100
Aug 3, 2017
Benefiting from the matter-of-fact, unerring defiance exhibited by the group, Heineman is unflinching in representing the brutality perpetrated by ISIS as well as their own very savvy use of the media as a tool for recruitment and influence.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
100
Jun 29, 2017
The doc, similar to the Oscar-winning The White Helmets but a subtler portrait of heroism, reveals accurate information as the first weapon of resistance.
By Kate Taylor FULL REVIEW

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91
Jun 29, 2017
City of Ghosts shows us what journalism can do in the face of evil. Its message is haunting, humane, and ultimately hopeful.
By Chris Nashawaty FULL REVIEW
88
Jul 19, 2017
This is a hard movie to watch, and even more painful to think about.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 13, 2017
Whether the truth sets anyone free is unknowable at this point, but the city that was being slaughtered silently has been heard, and its suffering has been seen.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 7, 2017
As information-age documents go, it’s as necessary a glimpse of 21st century heroism and ideology warfare as you’re going to encounter, and a brutally effective argument for compassion toward those forced from their homeland.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 6, 2017
More information and in-depth analysis, as well as greater restraint in the use of atrocity images, might have deepened a movie that leans on shortcuts and visual shocks.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Our Time Projects
Release Date Jul 7, 2017
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
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Tagline Our words are stronger than their weapons
Website http://www.uplink.co.jp/raqqa/
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
International Documentary Association
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 3 Nominations

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