Review of Bhutto (2010) by Joseph C — 25 May 2011

Dense, fairly balanced, moving, and informative.

This review of Bhutto (2010) was written by Joseph C on 25 May 2011.

Bhutto has generally received positive reviews.

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By Shees C (1) on 12 Jun 2012

Very good biography of Benazir Bhutto. From her early beginnings with her father to her return and assassination in Pakistan…

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By Justin Lowe (291) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 05 Jul 2010

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By Walter M (1,360) on 20 Dec 2010

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 04 Jun 2011

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By Mike Hale (131) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Dec 2010

If nothing else, the directors, Duane Baughman and Johnny O'Hara, deserve praise for devoting this kind of attention to a foreign leader and…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 02 Dec 2010

A powerfully effective documentary on the astonishing life and democratic vision of Pakistan's first female prime minister…

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By Andrew Schenker (354) for Time Out (7,510) on 01 Dec 2010

Rather than treat its subject as the sort of martyr to democracy that makes good copy in the West, Bhutto digs deeper…

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By Afriendlynerd (1) on 03 Jun 2011

An epic film that reads like a Shakespearean tragedy. This is the story of the first woman elected to power in a Muslim nation…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 06 Jan 2011

Baughman and O'Hara's documentary spews out so much information in just 111 minutes that the movie would have benefited from a longer run time…

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