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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielSan Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielA must-see for anyone still coming to terms with the chaos in Iraq.
- By turns heartbreaking, amusing and disturbing, the film features people from different regions, economic classes and religions, recounting stories that are sometimes bleak, sometimes encouraging, but always compelling.
- 80Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufThe overall effect is scintillating and very engaging -- literally history in the making.
- If this film cannot claim to represent the political "truth" about the war - what film could? - it certainly provides a broad glimpse of daily life in Iraq.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenIn a season of proliferating issue-oriented documentaries, Voices of Iraq stands out by the sheer nature of its provenance: Iraqis themselves filmed the footage during a six-month period this year.
- 70VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerWith Iraqis pointing cameras at each other, the result is cheerier than might be expected.
- 70Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanFairly fascinating little documentary.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt's certainly important for American leftists to consider that many Iraqis have benefited from the war that we oppose, but the omission of historical context here misrepresents the checkered history of American involvement in the region.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA surprisingly upbeat look at that Middle East hotspot.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe latest - and really last-minute - documentary hoping to affect the presidential election is a deceptively partisan view of the Iraq War.