
This, as yet untitled, film is a 90-minute feature documentary, which explores the heroic efforts of activists to bring democracy to their five countries - Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Ukraine and Egypt - and the challenges posed by the dictators they oppose(d). Appleseed Entertainment is producing in collaboration with Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institute, Director of the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, and author of... (Full plot summary below)
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This, as yet untitled, film is a 90-minute feature documentary, which explores the heroic efforts of activists to bring democracy to their five countries - Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Ukraine and Egypt - and the challenges posed by the dictators they oppose(d). Appleseed Entertainment is producing in collaboration with Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institute, Director of the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, and author of 'The Spirit of Democracy.' His body of work in the field of democracy activism inspired the film.
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| Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghBen Moses' documentary argues that even thwarted and deeply flawed elections are empowering because they engage ordinary citizens in the political process and challenge the self-defeating apathy engendered by opting out of the process. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldA vivid documentary with unusual access to the key players in the geopolitical dramas it recounts. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonA powerful documentary that ties together the heroic and ongoing efforts of democracy activists in five countries, and reaffirms the human spirit's innate desire for freedom. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinAn impressive array of archival news footage, enlightening interviews with activists, politicos, academics and journalists, plus a dispensable Alfred Molina-narrated animated parable, round out this provocative, if at times overly ambitious effort. |
| Village VoiceMichelle OrangeAn expertly drawn primer on the soft dictatorships that constrained five different countries and the peaceful revolutions that sought to expunge them. |
| The A.V. ClubSam AdamsThe film makes a convincing argument that, in spite of some recent setbacks, movements for democratic change are alive and well, but it glosses over the problems that arise once the people have to implement the power they've seized. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibA Whisper to a Roar traces a too-familiar step-by-step political pattern: the transformation of a liberator into a despot, his subsequent reign of tyranny and the popular uprising against it. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeClearly intent on inspiring viewers, the informational film makes a fine sum-up for those who've found the last decade's geopolitics too much to keep track of, but isn't promising in commercial terms. |
| User ReviewLinda RIt's a testament to a very long road...but for those who are struggling for what we've taken for granted, it's got to start somewhere! Forge on--we're with you! |
| User ReviewMohcineainaouda Ait is a must see! the documentary stays with you for a long time. waw it is unbelievable to see what people go through for something we take for granted. freedom! |