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      Out of the Ashes

      2010 1h 25m Documentary List
      100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A ragtag team of Afghani cricket players tries to qualify for the World Cup. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Fantastic film, any cricket lover should watch this immediately. A simple storyline following the Afghan cricket team trying to qualify for the World Cup, it probably centres a little too much on Taj but when he's such a affable and engaging screen presence you can kind of forgive them. Really heartfelt stuff. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member saw it last night a really good doc! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member after all the wartorn docs and soldior points of view docs and films coming out, it is refreshing to see a documentery of ordinary afghanistans trying to get their cricket team to the 2011 world cup, through qualifiers and friendlies. a honest aproach as we get to know the guys while playing there matches through highs and lows, seeing their world view from home in afghanistan and places like the u.k and south africa. another example of a sport trying to get its nation together Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Mike M What Albone and Martens offer is an extended view from the boundary, getting themselves close enough to players and management to capture the genuine elation or disappointment whenever a wicket falls, and to chart the process of change and improvement essential to any up-and-coming sporting outfit. We see the development of new facilities at the heart of Kabul - a vast improvement on the crumbling national stadium, where infidels were once stoned to death - and more poignantly, the eventual replacement of Malik with the former Pakistani pro Kabir Khan, a development that marks a sad break from the past, while signalling the renewed ambition of the game's administrators in Afghanistan. If there's a minor weakness, it's that the match sequences eschew the statistical commentary that defines this particular game, but then the story's so much bigger than mere scorecards could convey - and the film, a richly human achievement, can't fail to put a smile on the faces of even non-aficionados. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/10 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard It is an extraordinary story of the triumph of hope over expectation, with first- team coach Taj Malik Alam, sacked and then reinstated by the duplicitous authorities, as the central character. Oct 29, 2010 Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Rated: 3/5 Oct 29, 2010 Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) It's a warmly-observed and often very touching documentary about the efforts of a tireless Afghani called Taj Malik to have his national team qualify for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Rated: 3/5 Oct 28, 2010 Full Review David Edwards Daily Mirror (UK) Here's a documentary that's amusing, affecting and life-affirming in equal measure. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2010 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Entertaining, genuinely inspirational documentary that tells a remarkable story and introduces us to some wonderful characters... Rated: 3/5 Oct 28, 2010 Full Review Tom Dawson Total Film Entertaining and enlightening, this sporting underdog doc chronicles the efforts of the fledgling Afghan national cricket side to reach the World Cup Finals. Rated: 4/5 Oct 27, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A ragtag team of Afghani cricket players tries to qualify for the World Cup.
      Director
      Tim Albone, Lucy Martens, Leslie Knott
      Producer
      Sam Mendes, Tom Roberts, Greg Sanderson
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 25m