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Talking About Trees

Talking About Trees

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  • France,
  • Sudan,
  • Chad,
  • Germany,
  • Qatar,
  • United Arab Emirates
  • 2019
  • · 94m

Director Suhaib Gasmelbari
Cast Ibrahim Shaddad, Suliman Mohamed Ibrahim Elnour, Eltayeb Mahdi, Manar al Hilo, Hana Abdelrahman Suliman
Genre Documentary

Four retired Sudanese filmmakers attempt to restore Sudanese cinema and reopen an abandoned movie theater in Khartoum, which has fallen into disrepair amid decades of censorship, oppression, and negligent bureaucracy. In the attempt to bring the theater back, the men are also able to address political issues and other matters that are usually censored.

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What are critics saying?

90

The New Yorker by Richard Brody

Some of the best talk, and some of the most dedicated collaborations, and some of the warmest friendships that I've seen in a movie in quite a while

85

The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer

A quiet and contemplative look at artists forced to face the reality that their work can no longer exist where they live.

80

The Guardian by Cath Clarke

A witty and engaging cinephile documentary

80

Little White Lies by Maria Nae

An honest, inspiring achievement.