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By Marat P (198) on 07 Oct 2012

Authentic, touching and powerful film, with not much style or cinematic brilliance, but with a big heart…

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By Philip Kemp (186) for Total Film (3,532) on 27 Sep 2012

A hugely powerful, moving study of a small village's stand against overwhelming state power…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 12 Sep 2012

The immediacy with which it bears witness to injustice is powerful and affecting, as are the images of joy he captures amid the burning olive trees…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 07 Aug 2012

[A] bit jagged, inevitably incomplete, and in no way news-breaking: it is simply moving…

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By Robert S (1,498) on 14 Jul 2012

A well-edit documentary that makes an international story a very personal one and it is hard to not come away angry and affected by it…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 28 Jun 2012

A captivating portrait of the frailty and the failures of humanity…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Jun 2012

[It] makes no pretense at balance - it's unambiguously pro-Palestinian - but it offers a unique and intimate record…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 20 Jun 2012

Israeli filmmaker Guy Davidi helps shape all of the footage into a compelling and very personal documentary, helping to craft the eloquent…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Jun 2012

What we do see has an immediacy and intimacy that's involving. It also can feel a bit wayward and cumulatively wearying…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 19 Jun 2012

As the title says, Emad's five cameras pay the price for his freedom of expression by being shot (one camera shot twice) or smashed by Israeli…

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By Peg Aloi (89) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 19 Jun 2012

Shocking footage details the horrors of the village's daily routine; but amidst the violence, a spirit of resistance prevails, providing hope…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 17 Jun 2012

has a more than worthy subject, but its raw power has been blunted by a post production team intent on drawing pretty parallels…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 31 May 2012

The issues are complex and not easily solved. But no matter which side you are on, you'll be moved by this intimate work…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for AV Club (2,778) on 30 May 2012

That intertwining of Burnat's home life and his political one make 5 Broken Cameras an unusual, moving work about a much-explored topic…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 29 May 2012

A truly powerful statement on the horrors of occupation and the heart of the resistance to it…

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By Mark Holcomb (179) for Village Voice (8,525) on 29 May 2012

Startlingly intimate and direct, this first-person doc by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi requires multiple viewings for anyone eager to work out…

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By Nick E (593) on 22 May 2012

One of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Eye-opening, shocking, pure, visceral, funny and horribly tragic all in one. Everyone should see it…

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By Anne B (234) on 13 Apr 2012

An honest portrayal of Palestinian life in Palestine…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 25 Mar 2012

A remarkable documentary which charts the impact on a Palestinian village, and one of its children, of Israeli oppression during the past five years…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 17 Mar 2012

The documentary provides a birdsong of perseverance in the face of irrational violence, immense historic anger, and grim, seemingly insurmountable…

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