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Of Sheep and Men

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Filmmakers profile two men from an impoverished Algerian community. One wants to train his prized ram to be a champion fighter, while the other just wants to sell enough sheep to make ends meet.

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Michael Sicinski Cinema Scope I watched Of Sheep and Men with no foreknowledge, and I honestly thought it was a fictional feature. That's because this documentary is so tightly structured in terms of its focus on two protagonists and their gradually shifting milieu. Nov 18, 2017 Full Review Jared Mobarak The Film Stage The animals' hard heads become the main metaphor signifying the tenacious personas of the Algerian people themselves. They may be worn down, but they won't ever be broken. Rated: B- Sep 28, 2017 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto [Karim] Sayad builds a central metaphor of Algerians being treated like sheep by their apathetic government, but he doesn't force it. He just lets us find our way to it between bouts. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmakers profile two men from an impoverished Algerian community. One wants to train his prized ram to be a champion fighter, while the other just wants to sell enough sheep to make ends meet.
Director
Karim Sayad
Producer
Joëlle Bertossa
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 21, 2018
Runtime
1h 18m
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