Ezra

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Ezra

2007

1h 50m

Drama

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Rebels force a 9-year-old boy to fight in a civil war in Sierra Leone.

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Anthony Kaufman

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Only intermittently effective despite its powerful subject matter.

Mar 7, 2008

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rarely has the gulf between relevance of subject matter and ineptitude of execution been greater than it is in Ezra.

Rated: C-

Feb 20, 2008

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Less a catalog of horrors than how a child soldier and his community can pick up the pieces after war, with fictionalized sentimentality, but powerful and passionate

Rated: 8/10

Dec 23, 2008

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John P. McCarthy

Boxoffice Magazine

Clear-eyed and without aiming for the emotional jugular, Ezra goes well beyond geography, politics and ethnicity... to explore the psychological toll on young people caught in violent situations not of their making and beyond their understanding.

Feb 19, 2008

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Benjamin Sutton

New York Press

A taut film detailing the psychological warfare used to control child soldiers who fill the ranks of rebel armies in Africa.

Feb 14, 2008

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Veronica

Wonderful storyline, outstanding acting performances, high strings activated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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carol K

a good story line but a bit slow start in the beginning.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Steven

The acting was very good, great music and a heartwarming story. Less comedy than expected. Much more of a drama movie. Too many f-bombs and dragged a little in the beginning.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Audience Member

This was the child-perspective version of the less-interesting part of Blood Diamond.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Harsh reality, sad movie, make me think a lot !

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Film sur les enfants soldats, en Sierra-Leone, meme si le pays n'est pas cite. Le film est blinde des thunes d'arte, et souffre peut-etre de trop de moyens. C'est tape a l'oeil et brouillon. Reste une energie un peu affolante dans les scenes de brutalite. Pas de quoi susciter un remake hollywoodien pour autant.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Newton I. Aduaka

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Synopsis

Rebels force a 9-year-old boy to fight in a civil war in Sierra Leone.

Director: Newton I. Aduaka
Producer: Gorune Aprikian, Michel Loro
Screenwriter: Newton I. Aduaka, Alain-Michel Blanc
Production Co: arte France Cinéma, Centre National du Cinéma et de L'image Animée, RTR Fernsehfonds
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR

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