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2014
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Virunga
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5.0
An important but disturbing and intense film, its for mature teens only.
Common Sense Media
5.0
Virungas biggest strength lies in never attempting to be one kind of documentary.
Indie Wire
3.0
The movie works on its own terms even as it functions as a first rate call to action.
Indie Wire
5.0
Lensing by Franklin Dow and von Einsiedel is exemplary, from shaky handheld shots amid artillery fire to gorgeous sweeping aerial vistas of Virunga, w ..
Variety
5.0
Its more of a war film; a call for environmentalism, a suspenseful spy drama, and its startling access and real time terror make it seems too cinemati ..
We Got This Covered
3.8
But the most surprising thing about Orlando von Einsiedels documentary is its smashing effectiveness as a rousing piece of storytelling: This is muckr ..
5.0
The film is well shot throughout, paying attention to the parks diverse wildlife and to moments of human drama that often have the flavor of a politic ..
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Director Orlando von Einsiedel set out to chronicle the day to day dangers the rangers face in Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of th ..
5.0
Part of Zimbardos Heroic Imagination Project (HIP) is to democratize the notion of heroism.
Spirituality And Practice
3.5
The result is gorgeous and wrenching, the indelible chronicle of a impossible but essential fight.
The Wrap
4.5
The film is available on Netflix but its a shame that it hasnt had a run in UK cinemas, where the excellent camerawork could be seen at its best.
Eye For Film
2.0
Virunga is a potentially paradigm shifting entry in the genre that deserves the kind of support and attention Blackfish and The Cove received.
The Film Stage
4.0
No, Virunga is war journalism, and it is frequently tense and upsetting.
Flickfilosopher
4.0
For everyone else, the subject may be intriguing for a short while, but in the end just seems bizarre.
Movie Mezzanine
4.4
The movie argues that Virunga represents nothing less than a last bastion in the struggle for a distinct Congolese identity; its a national treasure, ..
Am Ny
4.5
Creates a startling and tense glimpse into what it feels like for the regular folk of the area when the militias come rolling in and mortars start exp ..
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