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Shot on DV, the film looks awful, but this homemade quality fosters an authenticity that allows for startling suspense as Yunes's secret life comes to light.Full Review

Village Voice

After a tedious start building up the boys' lives and friendship, feature bow by Elmar Fischer becomes deeply engrossing in its second half, as the viewer learns of the hero's anguish and doubts.Full Review

Deborah Young
Variety

Actors do an excellent job portraying young people struggling with an almost manic paranoia.Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

The film's elliptical structure seems little more than a device to compensate for the thin dramatic material, but it's saved by a fine ensemble cast and Akhavan's convincing transformation from a naive romantic to a disturbing reactionary.Full Review

Reece Pendleton
Chicago Reader

If his ambitious first feature isn't entirely successful, it nevertheless poses genuinely provocative questions and opens a window into the way the 9/11 disaster looks from outside the U.S.Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide
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