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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 11 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 11 m

Summary In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, These Birds Walk documents the struggles of wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them. [Oscilloscope P...

Directed By: Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 11 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • GathrFilms
  • 1 h 11 m

These Birds Walk

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
User Score Generally Favorable
7.8
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Summary In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, These Birds Walk documents the struggles of wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them. [Oscilloscope P...

Directed By: Omar Mullick, Bassam Tariq

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
88% Positive
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 8 Critic Reviews
82
88% Positive
7 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
Oct 31, 2013
The filmmakers record the flash of youth’s headlong energies, its bumps and bruises, and its melancholies and brilliant chaos.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 27, 2013
Deeply moving and devoid of melodrama, These Birds Walk is as pragmatic as its subjects.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
88
Oct 29, 2013
The filmmakers use a wide range of cinematic techniques to convey the tenuous environment in which their subjects find themselves.
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80
Oct 29, 2013
Viewers can walk away with something more precious than factoids: an emotional, aesthetically striking experience that cuts more deeply than words. And if they crave more information, that’s what the Internet is for.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
79
Nov 2, 2013
Might be the single most beautiful documentary of the year.
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70
Oct 4, 2013
Instead of explaining the system through conventional narration, which would have been extremely helpful, the filmmakers immerse auds in the world they found, capturing its subjects’ behavior with startling candor.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 29, 2013
Those reunions are not always happy ones—one relative claims that his nephew would be less trouble dead — but they offer a brief, striking glimpse into the situations that make such a organization necessary.
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
7.8
75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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25% Mixed
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Release Date Nov 1, 2013
Duration 1 h 11 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/thesebirdswalk
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Awards

Abu Dhabi Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Zurich Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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