60
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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe filmmaker keeps things lively by roaming far and wide with her camera, returning to the statesmanship side of the documentary often enough to let us follow relevant events as they unfold.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceAs she revisits the formative people and places of her childhood, Pachachi achieves vérité lyricism, illuminating a host of lives shattered by both a ruthless dictator and the Western hegemon that replaced him.
- An on-the-fly diary of events and impressions that offers insight into the challenges of extracting democracy from chaos.
- 50The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayPachachi doesn't integrate her interviews into any kind of comprehensive portrait of recent Iraq history. They're bunched together randomly, like a collection of vignettes.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoOffers interesting views of ordinary life in Baghdad that Americans won't find on TV news. But the impact is lessened by the director's failure to let those who think the war is justified have their say.