The Wind of Al-Amal

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Audience Member Such a crisis that we are still paying the price for it. Great movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The Wind of Al Amal is a deeply affective, sometimes heart breaking documentary that could test the limits of what one is willing to endure while browsing Amazon Prime from their couch. That is how I witnessed it and I must admit, it took two nights to complete. Director Frederic Lean expects his audience to be ready for grim viewing and in many ways, he expects a bit too much of his audience. Most would rather tune into a mindless E! reality shows and therefore never sit for this sort of thing. But if you are reading this review I expect you want to be challenged and therefore, I would recommend you give this film a chance. The politics are clearly left in leaning, but that does not detract from the to the jugular narrative. This is about real people and the often ignored unintended consequences of war. Whatever your politics may be, the content here is captured with compassion and presented with skill. At times I was unable to breathe. This should not come as a surprise to anyone who has watched Lean's debut short film, FRAGILE, where he pulled a surprisingly strong performances from TV actress Sheree Wilson (Walker, Texas Ranger). Sometimes when I see what is #1 at the box office I feel sick to my stomach. At this very moment another Transformers is top of the heap, despite its 16% rating at Rottentomatoes. Product is now king. If such news bothers you too, seek out this little documentary. It proves there are still passionate filmmakers out there who deserve to be seen and heard. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member All the souls in this film are engaging and inspiring. very emotional. certainly a powerful film and human stories that needs to be told. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Finally a documentary that captures the voices of Iraqis refugees (from all religious and cultural background) who resettled in the US and about the war in Iraq and how it impacted their life. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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