Review of Miral (2010) by Alex K — 07 Dec 2013

My Favorite Film Is 1941's Citizen Kane.

This review of Miral (2010) was written by Alex K on 07 Dec 2013.

Miral has generally received positive reviews.

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By Richard S (2,067) on 09 Jan 2012

What a wonderful film. Loved it. Hopefully someday the Jews will realize they will never have peace until they give up what they stole. :(…

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By Paul S (1,717) on 10 Sep 2011

Whoa --- did I see the same flick the reviewers saw? lol…

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By Elizabeth R (494) on 11 Sep 2011

I definitely wanted more from it, considering the talent involved, Schnabel at the helm…

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By Christina L (110) on 22 Jul 2011

This film does great work telling a story that has long been unheard and unacknowledged in the US…

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By Micheal S (7) on 18 Jul 2011

Watched this last night. Pretty good. Message gets lost though. I wanted it to delve deeper…

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By Peter B (1,397) on 22 Oct 2013

The true story of Hind Husseini is a fascinating one. Unfortunately the movie spends most of its time on much less interesting characters…

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By Matthew Groizard (6) for CineVue (2,163) on 05 Nov 2018

Miral seems more interested in its own prestige than in the characters it seeks to portray…

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By Elisabetta R (15) on 27 Sep 2012

Absolutely great! If you've been there, you would understand. Regardeless to political views, what Hindi did is priceless…

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Schnabel makes it known from the beginning that he wants to educate as well as entertain, although what he delivers is a potted history rather…

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By Heather M (2,904) on 23 Feb 2012

Miral is based on a true story about a Palestinian girl who is brought up in an orphanage and radicalized by a spell teaching in a refugee…

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