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- 2012
- Unrated
- SnagFilms
- 1 h 56 m
- 2012
- Unrated
- SnagFilms
- 1 h 56 m
Summary The Dakka Family opens up a new restaurant after the fall of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan only to be subsequently targeted by factional Taliban elements.
Directed By: Sonia Nassery Cole
Written By: David Michael O'Neill, Sonia Nassery Cole
- 2012
- Unrated
- SnagFilms
- 1 h 56 m
- 2012
- Unrated
- SnagFilms
- 1 h 56 m
The Black Tulip
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Summary The Dakka Family opens up a new restaurant after the fall of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan only to be subsequently targeted by factional Taliban elements.
Directed By: Sonia Nassery Cole
Written By: David Michael O'Neill, Sonia Nassery Cole
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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1 Review
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
37
13% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
63% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The film is a deeply heartfelt experience that addresses the struggles of everyday people in a strange land most of us know nothing about. You will not go away unmoved. See it, and learn something.
The voices in Black Tulip declaim themes of renewed hope and freedom, while the plot's grand gestures too often fall flat.
Emphasizing local color but often unconvincing in its depiction of social customs.
There are good intentions here, but too little nuance.
The Black Tulip is noteworthy for its existence alone - and not, unfortunately, for much else.
The plot, however, comes with twists you can spot as far off as a Himalayan peak. The dialogue is heavily expository, and the actors are not up to the task of breathing life into characters meant to symbolize the Spirit of the Afghan People or the Nature of Evil.
Newlyweds are slaughtered, a child kidnapped and a suicide bombing foiled, all of it advanced by chunks of clumsy dialogue and embarrassingly labored acting.
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Production Company
Breadwinner Productions
Release Date Oct 26, 2012
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline Freedom is Never Free
Awards
Beverly Hills Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Monaco Charity Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Boston International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
