You All Are Captains

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You All Are Captains

Released Oct 19, 2011

1h 18m

Drama

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A director's relationship with children in his film transforms the project.

Soren Andersen

Seattle Times

A kind of tone poem that slowly but surely casts a spell over the viewer.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 17, 2011

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David Fear

Time Out

Is it reality being captured or drama staged for the camera? Truth or fiction, or both?

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2011

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David DeWitt

New York Times

I can't say I enjoyed it, but I acknowledge that "You All Are Captains" has something to express that can't be said except the way it's said, and that way there be art.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2011

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Derek Smith

Tiny Mix Tapes

Ultimately, what is a worthy premise is squandered, as the delineation between fact and fiction is never satisfactorily examined.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 4, 2017

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Michael Atkinson

Boston Phoenix

One of the most moving of recent films about being a kid and the evanescence of childhood.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 8, 2011

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

While the two halves of the film don't quite mesh, this is highly recommended for those who are intrigued by post-colonial tropes of the sort explored in "Even the Rain".

Oct 19, 2011

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Not a fan. This documentary/mockumentary is a bit of a mixed bag for me. On one hand I see where they were going with the film showing the exploitation of the children by the director, but the last 4o minutes of the film are super confusing with the kids going around doing seemingly random things that don't move the very little story it has. It was very unbearable to sit through this film and mostly because I couldn't identify the voice of this film who's was it? Was it the desperation of the director? The innocence of the children? I am still stuck on that one.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Oliver Laxe

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France Aline

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Hicham Amidallah

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Mohamed Bablouh

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Bilal Belcheikh

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Shakib Ben Omar

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Synopsis

A director's relationship with children in his film transforms the project.

Director: Oliver Laxe
Screenwriter: Oliver Laxe
Production Co: Zeitun Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2011, Original
Runtime: 1h 18m