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You All Are Captains

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

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Soren Andersen Seattle Times 11/17/2011
3/4
A kind of tone poem that slowly but surely casts a spell over the viewer. Go to Full Review David Fear Time Out 10/18/2011
3/5
Is it reality being captured or drama staged for the camera? Truth or fiction, or both? Go to Full Review David DeWitt New York Times 10/18/2011
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Derek Smith Tiny Mix Tapes 10/04/2017
1.5/5
Ultimately, what is a worthy premise is squandered, as the delineation between fact and fiction is never satisfactorily examined. Go to Full Review Michael Atkinson Boston Phoenix 11/08/2011
3.5/4
One of the most moving of recent films about being a kid and the evanescence of childhood. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 10/19/2011
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". Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/01/2012 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Oliver Laxe

Director

France Aline

Actor

Hicham Amidallah

Hicham

Mohamed Bablouh

Actor

Bilal Belcheikh

Bilal

Shakib Ben Omar

Shakib

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Movie Info

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