The Wanted 18

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The Wanted 18

2014

1h 15m

Documentary

Animation

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100+ Ratings

A herd of cows threatens the Israeli state.

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

06/19/2015

Imaginatively interspersing testimonials with reenactments, comic panels and Claymation, the film plays out like an entertaining absurdist satire.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

06/19/2015

3/4

While Shomali resists easy cynicism while seeming to have almost every excuse to indulge it, he doesn't try to craft a hopeful parable out of his material either.

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

06/19/2015

At its best, "The Wanted 18" follows a worthy tradition of highlighting absurdities that arise during conflict ...

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

08/23/2018

Worrying about a bunch of cows is only silly if this economic logic is absent. Anyway, the documentary has its moments and is informative; however, I did not get into the talking cows

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Kiva Reardon

Cinema Scope

09/30/2017

Admirable aims, to be sure, but overall the film is as awkward as a cow on a crutch.

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

02/27/2016

B+

The Wanted 18 is gorgeous to look at with high production value placed on actor reenactments, Shomali's humorous stop-motion cow interludes, and the interviews themselves.

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01/19/2016

one of the best movies representing the israeli occupation of the west bank...the irony is so subtle...watched it at a private viewing!

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10/02/2015

A great story told in an entertaining matter! Well done!

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Synopsis

A herd of cows threatens the Israeli state.

Director: Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali
Producer: Dominique Barneaud, Saed Andoni, Nathalie Cloutier
Screenwriter: Paul Cowan
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 15m

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