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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAnyone with even a shred social conscience should find the comprehensive Syrian civil war documentary “Cries From Syria” a truly devastating experience.
- 90Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniHis interviews are informative and captivating, but the film’s gut-punch immediacy comes from the astounding visuals caught by participants on digital cameras and cellphones, including shocking images of Assad’s torturers at work.
- 75RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoIt should be required viewing for everyone in a position of power worldwide, especially those who would choose to enable genocide and stigmatize those who flee it.
- 75The PlaylistGary GarrisonThe PlaylistGary GarrisonA film that, while not especially pronounced in its structure or technical achievements, is nonetheless timely and devastating.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganThe film is called, and certainly contains, cries from Syria but in itself Afineevsky’s documentary is more of a shout, a piercing scream.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijWhile Afineevsky generally manages to pack in a lot of detail, analysis, nuance and humanism, this is largely absent in the last chapter, which feels like it was rushed together at the last minute and didn’t receive the same amount of time, care and thought as the film’s previous chapters