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      The Black Tulip

      2010 2h 0m Drama List
      25% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 62% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Members of an Afghan family become Taliban targets after they open a restaurant that becomes popular with foreigners and other liberal patrons. Read More Read Less

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      John DeFore Hollywood Reporter Well-meaning but unconvincing drama looks for optimism in Afghanistan. Nov 1, 2012 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety A well-intentioned drama that would play much better if it didn't feel the need to make that message quite so heavy-handedly obvious. Nov 1, 2012 Full Review Farran Smith Nehme New York Post The dialogue is heavily expository, and the actors are not up to the task of breathing life into characters meant to symbolize the Spirit of the Afghan People or the Nature of Evil. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 26, 2012 Full Review Chelsey Grasso Paste Magazine Getting a film like The Black Tulip filmed, produced and out into the public is an impressive feat -- it's just a shame the effort didn't yield a better film. Rated: 5.7/10 Nov 1, 2012 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Brave, well-meaning effort. . .with a mostly local crew in a high-risk locale. . . Best scenes in too-simplistic film are glimpses of cultural traditions, especially music. Rated: 5/10 Oct 27, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member A fascinating and riveting look at a side of Afghanistan that's not exactly well-represented in film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Members of an Afghan family become Taliban targets after they open a restaurant that becomes popular with foreigners and other liberal patrons.
      Director
      Sonia Nassery Cole
      Screenwriter
      Sonia Nassery Cole, David Michael O'Neill
      Production Co
      Breadwinner Productions
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 29, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 0m