The Wanted 18

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The Wanted 18

2014

1h 15m

Documentary

Animation

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A herd of cows threatens the Israeli state.

Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

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

Jun 19, 2015

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

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.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2015

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

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

Jun 19, 2015

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

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

Aug 23, 2018

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Kiva Reardon

Cinema Scope

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

Sep 30, 2017

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

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.

Rated: B+

Feb 27, 2016

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

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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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