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Variety
It's a dedicated effort with importance as a 'document.' (Review of original release) Full Review
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
The greatness of The Battle of Algiers lies in its ability to embrace moral ambiguity without succumbing to it. Full Review
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly
A classic of politically engaged filmmaking, based on a book by Saadi Yacef, a former FLN leader who also produced the picture and played a version of himself. Full Review
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
Achieves its success through a combination of attitude and technique, uniting, to exceptional effect, a way of viewing the world morally while looking at it physically. Full Review
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
A prototype of news-footage realism, the film makes shrewd use of handheld sloppiness, misjudged focus, overexposure, and you-are-there camera upset; the payoff is the scent of authentic panic. Full Review
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