This film leaves you with the thrill of a good fight fought hard. It’s a scrappy, absorbing tribute to the pragmatic value of compromise, carefully proffered in pursuit of a greater good. America’s candidates would do well to take a page out of this doc’s book.
100
Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl
Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl
As excellent a documentary about politics as you will ever see.
It truly is a movie about politics, and it’s among the more mesmerizing ones you’ll see — even if you know very little about Zimbabwe itself.
83
The PlaylistRodrigo Perez
The PlaylistRodrigo Perez
Nielsson’s documentary portrait is a tragic look at the broken political process in Zimbabwe.
75
Slant MagazineClayton Dillard
Slant MagazineClayton Dillard
According to the film, individual misdeeds aren't the final enemy, but the byproduct of an unregulated regime.
75
RogerEbert.comMatt Fagerholm
RogerEbert.comMatt Fagerholm
What’s lacking from the film is any substantial exploration of the Constitution itself, and the democratic laws that would’ve made it a game-changer in Zimbabwe, had any of them been put into effect.
Nielsson somewhat frustratingly avoids giving us many cues to the passage of time, but nevertheless the film captures some of the drama generated by the public's impatience and Mugabe's maneuvering during the long drafting process