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Beyond Belief (2007)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:9

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Feb 29, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the... Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes.

Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands' lives were trained: Afghanistan.

Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression - factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy.

From the ruins of the World Trade Center to those of Kabul and back, theirs is a journey of personal strength and international reconciliation, and a testament to the vision that peace can be forged... one woman at a time. --© Official Site
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Director: Beth Murphy

Director: Beth Murphy
Producer: Beth Murphy
Composer: Evren Celimli
Studio: Principle Pictures

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  • After two "soccer moms," Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, lose their husbands in the events of 9/11, grief compels them to focus on Afghanistan, the country where the terrorists who took their husbands' lives were trained. Over the course of two years these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows. As they make the courageous journey to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy.
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    10/18/08
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    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    04/03/08
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Director Beth Murphy lets her subjects speak for themselves with a minimum of embellishment, and so the moments of stark poignance draw tears without exploiting them.

    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    04/02/08
    Peter Keough
    Peter Keough
    Boston Phoenix

    The two Americans reflect on their own grief and on their ambivalence about being viewed as '9/11 widows,' but most of Beyond Belief is refreshingly outward-looking.

    Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
    04/02/08
    Joshua Land
    Joshua Land
    Time Out New York

    Make sure to bring extra tissues when you go see Beth Murphy's intimate and inspiring documentary.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    02/29/08
    Elizabeth Weitzman
    Elizabeth Weitzman
    New York Daily News
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    This documentary feature follows 9/11 widows from suburban Boston, as they try to raise money to help war widows in Afghanistan.

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    02/29/08
    Matt Zoller Seitz
    Matt Zoller Seitz
    New York Times
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    The invigorating Beyond Belief gets past the anger and exasperation that pervades so many films ... and is still as political as Fahrenheit 9/11 or Why We Fight.

    Full Review Source: Film-Forward.com | comment Comment
    02/28/08
    Kent Turner
    Kent Turner
    Film-Forward.com

    What started as an exercise in essentialism is quickly revealed to be just the opposite, and this film would have been more interesting had Murphy delved into the complexity of the Afghan women's lives rather than focusing on the Americans' generosity.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    02/27/08
    Julia Wallace
    Julia Wallace
    Village Voice
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    Emotionally wrenching documentary on 9/11 widows defying xenophobic expectations and devoting themselves to raising money for war widows in Afghanistan.

    Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
    02/27/08
    Louis Proyect
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    First-time director Beth Murphy's genuinely inspirational documentary tracks the goodwill efforts of Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, two Massachusetts mothers widowed on September 11 while pregnant.

    Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
    02/19/08
    Sara Cardace
    Sara Cardace
    New York Magazine
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    In Beth Murphy's intriguing docu Beyond Belief, two Massachusetts women whose husbands were killed on 9/11 reach out to victims on the other side -- Afghan widows.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    02/19/08
    Ronnie Scheib
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    Beyond Belief is a poignant portrait of two women coping with their roles as 9/11 widows.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    02/14/08
    Ed Gonzalez
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