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Arabic/French/Spanish language documentary drama about a filmmaker who goes to Tangiers to hold a series of film workshops for disadvantaged children. Cast:Shakib Ben Omar, Nabil Dourgal, Mohamed Bablouh, Said Targhzaou, Asharaf Dourgal, Mohamed Selushi, Redouan Negadi, Youseff Boughari, Bilal Belcheikh, Zhor Arfaoui, Oliver Laxe, Hicham Amidallah, Adam Mouaouia, France AlineDirector:Oliver LaxeRelease Date:October 19, 2011DVD Release: TBD From:A Zeitun FilmsLength:1 hr 18 min
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans), Good (Not Great) Reviews, Mixed (Doc) Limited
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans) played in limited release to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Michael Atkinson wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "A sublime meta-fictional trifle... one of the most moving of recent films about being a kid and the evanescence of childhood." • And Jay Weissberg called the film in Daily Variety, "...attractively shot but aimless." More Reviews Below...
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans) Positive Reviews (6 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (2 Reviews)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...audacious.... I can't say I enjoyed it, but I acknowledge that 'You All Are Captains' has something to express that can't be said except the way it's said, and that way there be art."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 364 words, 10/18/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice: MODERATE "Neither side seems to represent empirical truth... we see enough of director Oliver Laxe's brilliantly constructed deconstruction of 'truth' versus 'fiction' to know to question the authorship of every frame."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 10/19/11
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Soren Andersen, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "The gabble of kids' voices, the sharp chirps of birds, the sibilances of the wind coursing through a wheat field in a section where the boys are taken on a trip to the country, are all deployed to create a kind of tone poem that slowly but surely casts a spell..."(See all of Soren Andersen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 11/18/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Karina Longworth, Village Voice: MODERATE "Neither side seems to represent empirical truth... we see enough of director Oliver Laxe's brilliantly constructed deconstruction of 'truth' versus 'fiction' to know to question the authorship of every frame."(See all of Karina Longworth's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 254 words, 10/19/11
Michael Atkinson, Boston Phoenix: OUTSTANDING(cg) "A sublime meta-fictional trifle that evokes Abbas Kiarostami's '90s mirror-films of children... one of the most moving of recent films about being a kid and the evanescence of childhood."(See all of Michael Atkinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 156 words, 11/08/11
Andrew Schenker, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe goes full-on meta by casting himself in the role of a visiting moviemaker who travels to Morocco to shoot footage with disadvantaged children living in a shelter."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 10/16/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (1 Review)
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...audacious.... I can't say I enjoyed it, but I acknowledge that 'You All Are Captains' has something to express that can't be said except the way it's said, and that way there be art."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 364 words, 10/18/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (2 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: FAIR "...attractively shot but aimless.... Set in a school for underprivileged kids in Tangiers, the French-born director Oliver Laxe plays his own counter-avatar, a guy coming to Morocco to teach disadvantaged scamps how to make movies."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 287 words, 05/23/10
David DeWitt, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...audacious.... I can't say I enjoyed it, but I acknowledge that 'You All Are Captains' has something to express that can't be said except the way it's said, and that way there be art."(See all of David DeWitt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 364 words, 10/18/11
20.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans)'s reviews are separated by an average 20.5 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.
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans) (6 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans)'s reviews cover 6.4% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 1,865 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 311 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans) Coverage, Volume & Length (6 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 30 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans)'s reviews on average broke 30 days 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 You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
You All Are Captains (Todos vos sodes capitans) (6 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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