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      Ghosts of Sugar Land

      2019 21 min. Documentary List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 48% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Suburban Muslims have to learn to live with the consequences of a close friend's actions. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Like previous films and reports that fetishize an individual's journey to extremism, this documentary is disrespectful and a disservice to the many innocent victims of ISIS. At minimum, the filmmaker could have mentioned the extent of the vicious crimes committed by ISIS such as the brutal murders of children or the sex slave camps and that the film's character in focus had likely participated in. Instead, the film portrays 'Mark' as the victim and we are only barely told through his friends that his choice was a poor one. No film about ISIS should ever ignore the victims and yet this film fails them so terribly. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I was expecting some kind of action and was left with too many unanswered questions. Was a bit of a watse in my opinion. There was a good story there that just kind of went missing. I was intrigued in the beginning and then it lost me Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a wonderfully told documentary. It is short, no longer than it needs to be, and tells a compassionate story that I think needs to be told. It has an interesting style and feels personal and heartfelt— perfect for the story that is being told. It also gives just enough information. What we already assume, we don't need to be told. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The way this is done makes it a must see. A very important expose. Done to a different perfection. Check it out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Inconclusive documentary. Former friends of Mark, the so called Ghosts of Sugar Land, don’t offer any real or interesting insight into the story. If they’re as misinformed as I am, I don’t care what they have to say. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/04/19 Full Review Audience Member Good documentary. Nice story and good information and Netflix do a bad job by not make all the faces hidden all the time. Plus never address or say what are the questions that Mark asking and answer right so the general public not make the mistake of Mark a get misinformation. This is a documentary just for Sugar Land residents by kipper a local topic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Richard Brody New Yorker Unfolds a personal drama with a geopolitical scope. Oct 21, 2019 Full Review Yasmin Adele Majeed The New York Review of Books Ghosts of Sugar Land is a look at the jump from boyhood to adulthood-that inevitable journey of loss. Jun 22, 2020 Full Review Chauncey K. Robinson People's World The film attempts to explore the ramifications of an anti-Muslim atmosphere through an intimate lens of friendship, personal faith, and extremism. The results are mixed, but impactful. Rated: A Nov 21, 2019 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Docu shows young Muslims worrying about radicalized friend. Rated: 3/5 Oct 22, 2019 Full Review Joel Keller Decider A good view of what it's like to be a young Muslim man in post-9/11 America. Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Brenden Gallagher The Daily Dot There are many social, cultural, and spiritual strands in the 20-minute Ghosts of Sugar Land, and any of them could be pulled out into a feature-length project. Rated: 4/5 Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Suburban Muslims have to learn to live with the consequences of a close friend's actions.
      Director
      Bassam Tariq
      Executive Producer
      Laura Poitras, Charlotte Cook
      Screenwriter
      Thomas Niles, Bassam Tariq
      Production Co
      Field of Vision
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 16, 2019
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