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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 06 May 2015

Stewart has created a humane black tragicomedy that reminded me of Tom Stoppard's anti-Soviet satire Every Good Boy Deserves Favour…

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By Helen O'hara (407) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 03 May 2015

Gripping, humane and lighter than it sounds, Stewart’s first foray into directing suggests that he was right to quit the day job…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Contactmusic.com (927) on 29 Apr 2015

A harrowing true story infused with sharp humour and bristling intelligence, this riveting film is an auspicious writing-directing debut for…

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By Ben Nicholson (124) for The Skinny (809) on 19 Mar 2015

Stewart traps the duo in tight two-shots, heightening the claustrophobia and emphasising the regime's moral redundancy in distorting visuals…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 07 Mar 2015

Writer/director Jon Stewart - the recently retired host of The Daily Show - does a solid, proficient job showing the realities of torture and…

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By Eddie Harrison (272) for The List (2,018) on 20 Feb 2015

A small-scale but heartfelt drama that delivers a simple and effective message about the importance of political freedom…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Concrete Playground (635) on 19 Feb 2015

A powerful true tale told with grace and endless compassion…

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By Julian Wood (63) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 19 Feb 2015

Though he directs the film more or less straight as a prison/interrogation drama, Stewart's satirical edge cuts nicely…

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By Damien Straker (239) for Impulse Gamer (252) on 17 Feb 2015

I expected more from Rosewater and it should have been better than it is…

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By Dominick Suzanne-Mayer (260) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 08 Jan 2015

Rosewater is at its best when it's less a pick-and-choose historical artifact than an examination of what time in undeserved solitude does…

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By Dominick Mayer (133) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 08 Jan 2015

Rosewater is at its best when it's less a pick-and-choose historical artifact than an examination of what time in undeserved solitude does…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 04 Jan 2015

I was distracted by the moist sound of 1,200 eyes rolling at the same time…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 31 Dec 2014

Stewart's filmmaking debut showcases his sardonic sense of humor within a story of courage and corruption amid contemporary political conflict…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Nov 2014

Rosewater certainly has merit as an act of atonement on Stewart's part and a tribute to people like Bahari…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 21 Nov 2014

Even though the Daily Show host shouldn't give up his day job as a result of this debut, he hits more than misses in a film about one man's…

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By Gary Dowell (222) for Dark Horizons (452) on 21 Nov 2014

Taking the path of least resistance, the result is a missed opportunity, a lightweight approach to some very heavy material…

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By Esther Breger (4) for The New Republic (897) on 21 Nov 2014

The main question Rosewater grapples with is whether Stewart can hack it as a filmmaker. The answer: sort of…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 21 Nov 2014

It sometimes feels like Stewart is afraid to immerse us in the true horror of Bahari's isolation…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 20 Nov 2014

Has great moments, not so great moments and some pretty old hat moments, but it's unfailingly interesting…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Orlando Weekly (1,048) on 19 Nov 2014

Unfortunately, despite Rosewater's earnest and intelligent approach, it remains a shallow treatment of a topic that deserves much more…

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