We Dare to Dream

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We Dare to Dream

Released Oct 20, 2023

1h 38m

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We Dare to Dream is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

As an uplifting portrait of human endeavour against the odds, this is hard to beat.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2023

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Anna Smith

Time Out

It’s a gripping watch, regardless of whether or not you know the outcome. Watching these committed athletes is intensified by the knowledge of what they have been through to survive, let alone become world class Olympians.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 1, 2023

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

We Dare to Dream keeps a determinedly wide lens. Even so, some details inevitably slip out of frame. But this deeply bittersweet film still contains a wealth of powerful stories.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's an earthy, open-handed film and an important reminder of the humanity behind a global issue.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 5, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Heartfelt, well-edited and uplifting, but too pat and incomplete.

Oct 18, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

With We Dare to Dream, Waad al-Kateab secures her status as one of the best of the up-and-coming documentarians.

Rated: 4.0/4.0

Oct 14, 2023

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We Dare to Dream is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals their lives and hopes as they train to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing.

Director: Waad Al-Kateab
Producer: Joanna Natasegara, Joe Gebbia, Bryn Mooser, Kathryn Everett, Abigail Anketell-Jones
Distributor: Violet Films
Production Co: Violet Films, XTR
Genre: Documentary, Sports
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2023
Runtime: 1h 38m

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