Review of Mars at Sunrise (2014) by Carin M — 13 Aug 2014

Exceptional movie giving an powerful artistic angle at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

This review of Mars at Sunrise (2014) was written by Carin M on 13 Aug 2014.

Mars at Sunrise has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Danielle P (140) on 21 Jul 2014

Beautifully told story. Accomplished acting and imaginative narrative. Sound and editing move the story forward in a poetic yet dynamic way…

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By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 23 Apr 2014

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By Allegra H (1) on 21 Jul 2014

The fragmented narrative mirrors the way trauma impacts memory and interrupts linear thought. This is a beautiful and important film…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 06 Feb 2014

This setup is simple, but what follows is less so: an impressionistic battle between imagination and brute force that too often veers from…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 10 Feb 2014

Suliman (“Paradise Now,” “The Attack”) dominates the screen as Khaled, utterly compelling in and out of jail, his magnificent perf…

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By Nora R (19) on 27 Aug 2014

I saw this film at the 2013 Arab Film Festival in San Francisco and it was one of the best ones of the 40+ I saw…

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By Monica B (120) on 13 Aug 2014

Recommended. Surreal, human, intelligent, current, vast…

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By Zachary Wigon (46) for Village Voice (8,525) on 04 Feb 2014

Using its narrative as a launching pad for abstract visuals, the picture reminds viewers that even the most striking images demand context…

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By Chris Klimek (121) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 13 Feb 2014

Habie’s fractured narrative style—particularly her arbitrary shifts from Khaled’s perspective to Eyal’s to (apparently) third-person…

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