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Theo Who Lived
Documentary - 2016
Theo Who Lived
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6.9
80%
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In the late fall of 2012, Theo Padnos, a struggling American journalist, slipped into Syria to report on the country's civil war and was promptly kidnapped by Al Qaeda's branch in Syria.
Director:
,
David Schisgall
Cast:
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Theo Padnos
,
Nancy Curtis
,
Viva Hardigg

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
86 min
Release date:
7 Oct 2016
Languages:
Arabic, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This film is valuable on account of its singular vantage point, and not just because of the firsthand description of the jihadist group's brutality, which is unsurprising.
– Daphne Howland,
Village Voice,
5 Oct 2016
fresh:
This is a potent, vital film.
– Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
6 Oct 2016
fresh:
Schisgall's interviews with her enrich the portrait of Padnos, but it's the journo's open gaze and natural inquisitiveness, his refusal to merely demonize his abusers, that give the film its discomforting power.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct 2016
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