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Nice Bombs (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 4

Rotten:3

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 76 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Aug 17, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: In Nice Bombs, filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates through his unique relationship to an Iraq that is much... In Nice Bombs, filmmaker Usama Alshaibi returns to Baghdad to reunite with his family after nearly 24 years. This documentary navigates through his unique relationship to an Iraq that is much different than the country of his childhood. Usama captures the conflicting reactions to the conditions of life in Baghdad. Through a wide range of opinions and experiences he provides a broad panorama of voices long neglected under Saddam's regime. His cousin Tareef enters the room upon hearing an explosion. "It's a bomb. A Nice Bomb," he explains. The phrase is indicative of his family's nonchalance about their situation. As one young boy put it, "We're Iraqis. It's normal." With humor and resilience Nice Bombs explores Usama's dual role as both Iraqi and American. [More]

Director: Usama Alshaibi

Director: Usama Alshaibi
Producer: Kristie Alshaibi, Ben Berkowitz, Ben Redgrave

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"Where's the path to the future? I don't see it." A tracking shot of two boys running along the sidewalk freezes on one, caught between now and a future that remains unknowable.

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08/16/07
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Nice Bombs feels as sad and directionless as the country it documents.

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07/27/07
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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The film suffers from a lack of timeliness.

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07/27/07
Frank Scheck
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Disarmingly casual.

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07/14/07
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Yet another well-meaning but meandering doc exploring life (and death) during wartime.

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07/12/07
Raven Snook
Time Out

Distance tends to simplify our view of anything, and this video humanizes the situation on the ground mostly by complicating it...

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08/12/06
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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A surprisingly warm first-person video diary, blending a series of reunions with relatives and footage of the bazaars, streets, homes and everyday perils of life in post-Saddam, mid-occupation and mid-chaos Iraq.

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08/10/06
Michael Phillips
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