Screwdriver (Mafak)

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Screwdriver (Mafak)

2018

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67%

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6 Reviews

80%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Boyd van Hoeij

Hollywood Reporter

Jarbawi, who penned the script as well, also struggles to balance his various story threads, skipping from one subplot to another in a manner that never feels fully organic.

Oct 6, 2018

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

Side characters are unevenly drawn but the more complex lead role, nicely played by Ziad Bakri ("Personal Affairs"), gives it a genuine, affecting core.

Sep 13, 2018

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

The movie makes mention of the fact that one-fifth of all Palestinians have at one time been detained.

Feb 21, 2021

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Jared Mobarak

Jaredmobarak.com

Whether Ziad is a martyr, hero, or terrorist-Jarbawi reveals how nothing has changed. Self-defense becomes aggression in a world where empathy equates to treason.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 12, 2019

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Rob Aldam

Backseat Mafia

The message behind Screwdriver is clear and it's carried through with conviction and compassion.

Mar 14, 2019

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James Lattimer

Cinema Scope

With Zid presumably meant as an exemplar of sorts, the story exudes a righteous anger which frequently curdles into over-directness.

Sep 11, 2018

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Que filme forte e lindo, reflexões profundas, as amizades perigosas, guerras sem fim por ideais fajutos, um filme necessário, das mazelas do preconceito, desavenças e ódio xenófobo, como bem disse Jean-Luc Godard ""O mundo não se interessa por árabes e muçulmanos", por darmos mais voz aos Árabes e Israelenses, sua população sofre nas mãos de terroristas e fundamentalistas...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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