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06/17/09
At Five in the Afternoon (2003)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:10
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Director: Samira Makhmalbaf
Reviews for At Five in the Afternoon
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06/24/06
Didn't enlighten me too much about contemporary Afghanistan.
12/08/04
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05/14/04
Top CriticAn already powerful story could've had more impact had the characters been developed further.
04/23/04
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04/20/04
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03/11/04
Visual poetry.
02/02/04
Despite the deprivations suffered by its subjects, At Five in the Afternoon is distinguished by the elegance and eloquence of its images.
01/15/04
This lushly photographed movie stands as a testament to dreams and determination on both sides of the camera and everywhere in the world.
10/17/03
The film operates in the realm of the human condition.
10/17/03
A feature that sifts through the rubble of global politics and finds this: a teaspoon of hope mixed with buckets of despair.
10/17/03
Makhmalbaf wants to reflect what's happening in Afghanistan today. To that end this is a timely piece. Whether or not it remains as such as the years go by will only be known as history rolls itself out.
10/03/03
24 year old Samira Makhmalbaf is changing the way we see the Middle East.
09/30/03
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06/10/03
Top CriticAn unsettling and uneven work in which we must make do with a few sequences that hit the bull's-eye and many more that can't even locate a target.
05/21/03
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