Review of Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019) by Chris Barsanti for The Playlist — 08 May 2018
By refusing to illuminate the detainees’ stories or the humanitarian crisis—not widely reported enough for Brady to take the audience’s familiarity as a given—they are trapped inside, The Island of Hungry Ghosts relegates itself to being little more than a pretty but wispy curiosity that fails its beleaguered subjects.
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This review of Island of the Hungry Ghosts (2019) was written by Chris Barsanti and published by The Playlist on 08 May 2018.
Island of the Hungry Ghosts has generally received positive reviews.
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