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The Network
Directed by
Eva Orner
Not Rated
2013
1h 37m
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6.3
67%
43%
5.0
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The Network is a documentary set behind the scenes at the largest television network in one of the most unstable and dangerous places on earth, Afghanistan.
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Cast of The Network
Eva Orner
Director
Abazar Khayami
Director Of Photography
The Network Ratings & Reviews
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
Marginally insightful and incomplete while lacking in additional perspectives.
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
Non-reality TV finds a place in war-torn Afghanistan in this insightful slice of life of the fledgling broadcast industry.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
Orner exhibits a deep and sincere passion for her surrogate subjects and what she clearly believes to be the balm of this unique 'edu-tainment,' a fact which helps offset a somewhat jumbled editorial vision.
The Atlantic
Noah Berlatsky
The Network, though, makes a powerful case that, whatever its limitations, a free media, in the form of Sesame Street, cop dramas, travel shows, or women dancing without headscarves, is vital if Afghanistan is ever to know peace.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
Feels a bit too cloistered and the subject perhaps too limited for feature-length attention.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
Overall, The Network is uneven and unfocused, but not without merit.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Although at times resembling a promotional video, this documentary provides a vivid illustration of Afghanistan's changing social dynamics.
The Dissolve
Nick Schager
A heartening but tempered portrait of the media's ability to effect social change.
New York Times
Nicolas Rapold
Though heavy with interviews that can be shallow, the movie provides an angle on a country remaking itself after Taliban rule.
Variety
Joe Leydon
[An] illuminating documentary about the founding and influence of Tolo TV, the first independent television station to operate in Afghanistan.
AV Club
Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
An uncritical, drama-free documentary that comes uncomfortably close to resembling a business-magazine puff piece.
Village Voice
John Oursler
Orner relies almost exclusively on interviews, and while not every story calls for bells and whistles, such a ho-hum approach doesn't do much for TOLO's inspiring work.
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