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Drama about a girl in Ghana subjected to the real-life practice of "Trokosi," in which the girl is sent to a shrine where she is sexually abused and suffers genital mutilation at the hands of the priest and his entourage. Cast:Belinda Siamey, Ruffy Samuel Quansah, Joyce Akagbo, Frost Asiedu, Fredrick N. AmugiDirector:Bruno PischiuttaRelease Date:December 18, 2009DVD Release: TBD Length:1 hr 31 min
Punctured Hope played in Los Angeles to poor reviews. • Gary Goldstein wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...a hugely well-meaning but painfully inept melodrama... Director Bruno Pischiutta, who co-wrote the clunky screenplay with Kingsley Sam Obed, is, quite simply, ill-equipped to tell -- both verbally and visually -- this demanding tale..." More Reviews Below...
Punctured Hope has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a hugely well-meaning but painfully inept melodrama... Director Bruno Pischiutta, who co-wrote the clunky screenplay with Kingsley Sam Obed, is, quite simply, ill-equipped to tell -- both verbally and visually -- this demanding tale..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 12/18/09
F.X. Feeney, LA Weekly: MODERATE "The acting, sad to say, is stagey and amateurish to the point of often painful distraction... [but] it fulfills the stated ambitions of director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu to teach and inspire discussion."(See all of F.X. Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 12/17/09
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Punctured Hope has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (1 Review)
F.X. Feeney, LA Weekly: MODERATE "The acting, sad to say, is stagey and amateurish to the point of often painful distraction... [but] it fulfills the stated ambitions of director Bruno Pischiutta and producer Daria Trifu to teach and inspire discussion."(See all of F.X. Feeney's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 259 words, 12/17/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a hugely well-meaning but painfully inept melodrama... Director Bruno Pischiutta, who co-wrote the clunky screenplay with Kingsley Sam Obed, is, quite simply, ill-equipped to tell -- both verbally and visually -- this demanding tale..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 12/18/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Robert Koehler, Daily Variety: WEAK "...woefully conceived... director/co-writer Bruno Pischiutta flubs the opportunity to insert nonfiction into a drama... a film brought down by lumbering pacing and rampant overacting."(See all of Robert Koehler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 279 words, 12/16/09
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...a hugely well-meaning but painfully inept melodrama... Director Bruno Pischiutta, who co-wrote the clunky screenplay with Kingsley Sam Obed, is, quite simply, ill-equipped to tell -- both verbally and visually -- this demanding tale..."(See all of Gary Goldstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 235 words, 12/18/09
16.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Punctured Hope's reviews are separated by an average 16.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Punctured Hope (3 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Punctured Hope's reviews cover 2.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 773 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 258 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8.1 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Punctured Hope's reviews on average broke 8.1 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Punctured Hope's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Punctured Hope (3 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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