Review of Dina (2017) by Tim M — 27 Aug 2017

Powerful and moving documentary about 2 ordinary souls.

This review of Dina (2017) was written by Tim M on 27 Aug 2017.

Dina has generally received positive reviews.

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By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 01 Nov 2018

In telling their story in such a beautiful way, Sickles and Santini seem to realize how precious what Dina and Scott have before they do, but…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 05 Oct 2017

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By Liz Beardsworth (78) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 20 Oct 2017

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By Pat Padua (495) for DCist (403) on 26 Aug 2018

We live in an anxious age of irony and increasing rancor, and if earnest antidotes seem too easy to dismiss, just try to resist Dina, a documentary…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 04 Oct 2017

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 09 Nov 2017

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By Simran Hans (401) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 21 Oct 2017

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