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Directors
Warwick Ross,
Robert Coe
Cast
Denis Garret,
Jean Vincent Ridon,
Joseph Dhafana,
Marlvin Gwese,
Pardon Taguzu,
Tinashe Nyamudoka
Genre
Documentary
An unlikely team of Zimbabwean refugees turned top sommeliers in South Africa shake up the international wine establishment when they compete in the World Wine Tasting Championships.
Original-Cin by Kim Hughes
Blind Ambition doesn’t rewrite any rules about documentary filmmaking, and it stumbles into the hokey at the very end. But if one subscribes to the adage that the story is the thing, then it’s hard to beat.
Film Threat by Alan Ng
Blind Ambition has plenty of drama to make a wine tasting engaging for even the most devout tea-totaller.
The Observer (UK) by Wendy Ide
It’s heartwarming, inspirational stuff.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
It’s almost too perfectly contoured as a Hollywood narrative.
RogerEbert.com by Robert Daniels
It doesn’t deal in easy gags or low-hanging speeches. It understands both the thrill and the agony of desperately waiting for your dream to ripen on the vine.
Movie Nation by Roger Moore
It’s “uplifting,” but conventionally so, with a certain dignity surrounding it. These are, after all, “the finest palettes in Africa.”
The Irish Times by Tara Brady
This already improbable dream boasts an interesting supporting cast.
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