Theo Who Lived
Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: September 30, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
The New York TimesGlenn KennyOct 6, 2016
This is a potent, vital film. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenOct 20, 2016
It’s the journo’s open gaze and natural inquisitiveness, his refusal to merely demonize his abusers, that give the film its discomforting power. Read full review
75
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpOct 10, 2016
Theo Who Lived is a cross-pollination of performance art and self-purging, a cleansing act that allows Curtis to face the demons that still torment him today from within the safety of a film production. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeOct 14, 2016
An account of captivity and torture unlike most that have emerged from recent conflicts in the Middle East, David Schisgall's Theo Who Lived finds, in freed journalist Theo Padnos, a man with surprising empathy for those who beat and nearly killed him. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDaphne HowlandOct 5, 2016
This film is valuable on account of its singular vantage point, and not just because of the firsthand description of the jihadist group’s brutality, which is unsurprising. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenOct 5, 2016
Theo Who Lived is fascinating, and Theo Padnos is an exacting storyteller, but the film pushes through one story point to the next, occasionally prizing velocity over texture. Read full review
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