The Challenge

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The Challenge

Released Sep 8, 2017

1h 10m

Documentary

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A Sheikh falconer travels to Qatar for a weekend tournament.

Mike D'Angelo

AV Club

... features some of the most stunning falcon-cam shots ever captured.

Dec 14, 2017

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The movie eschews narration and captions, and instead just strings together one stunning scene after another of inconceivably wealthy oil men indulging their passions.

Dec 7, 2017

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

It is detached almost to the point of abstraction.

Sep 7, 2017

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Not quite Leviathan, but fairly close to temporarily experiencing what it’s like to be non-human.

Jan 5, 2023

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Elissa Suh

MUBI

A mystifying series of coy and curious impressions, The Challenge is also undeniably playful in its observation of collective and unseen preening.

Feb 27, 2020

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Jon Hogan

Hyperallergic

The paucity of dialogue and strict reliance on leisurely visuals might necessitate some caffeine before a screening. The final competition, though, is a visceral portrayal of a rarely seen experience.

Feb 5, 2020

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Audience Member

I don't understand this. There was no narrator, hardly any dialogue at all. The first 30 minutes had about 30 seconds of dialogue. I had to turn it off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Yuri Ancarani

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Tommaso Bertani

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Fabrizio Polpettini

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Lorenzo Senni

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Francesco Fantini

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Synopsis

A Sheikh falconer travels to Qatar for a weekend tournament.

Director: Yuri Ancarani
Producer: Tommaso Bertani, Fabrizio Polpettini
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.7K
Runtime: 1h 10m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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