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"In the Last Days of the City" may be a purposely amorphous portrait of a city in flux, but it's also somewhat anxiously, irritatingly overloaded. Sep 28, 2018 | Rating: C | Full Review…
"In the Last Days of the City" may be a purposely amorphous portrait of a city in flux, but it's also somewhat anxiously, irritatingly overloaded.
Tom Long
The air is thick with tension, regret, and promise in the Cairo of "In the Last Days of the City," the plaintive, remarkably self-assured debut feature from Egyptian director Tamer El Said. May 2, 2018 | Full Review…
The air is thick with tension, regret, and promise in the Cairo of "In the Last Days of the City," the plaintive, remarkably self-assured debut feature from Egyptian director Tamer El Said.
Robert Abele
An immersive visual experience with a wisp of a story and a wellspring of ideas. Apr 26, 2018 | Full Review…
An immersive visual experience with a wisp of a story and a wellspring of ideas.
Bilge Ebiri
Whether "In the Last Days of the City" ultimately comes together as a feature is open to debate, but this is a film of beauty and skill. Apr 26, 2018 | Full Review…
Whether "In the Last Days of the City" ultimately comes together as a feature is open to debate, but this is a film of beauty and skill.
Ben Kenigsberg
The film is a challenging watch, and it's hard to amply describe its pleasures in words - its poignancy is in a deep affiliation with the life of a crumbling urban centre. Dec 18, 2017 | Full Review…
The film is a challenging watch, and it's hard to amply describe its pleasures in words - its poignancy is in a deep affiliation with the life of a crumbling urban centre.
Isobel Raphael
The result is a city requiem rather than a city symphony, a plangent, multi-layered dirge to the sensory overload of the capital, and as such will be best appreciated by those who know the city. Dec 18, 2017 | Full Review…
The result is a city requiem rather than a city symphony, a plangent, multi-layered dirge to the sensory overload of the capital, and as such will be best appreciated by those who know the city.
Jay Weissberg
There is a poetic aura that drives El Said's visually stunning debut. The performances are so natural that the film within a film feels like an actual documentary. Oct 28, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
There is a poetic aura that drives El Said's visually stunning debut. The performances are so natural that the film within a film feels like an actual documentary.
Joe Friar
Functioning better as a stream of images than a character-driven narrative, El Said's two-hour time capsule captures the streets and alleyways of Cairo with an intimately familiar hand. Sep 27, 2018 | Full Review…
Functioning better as a stream of images than a character-driven narrative, El Said's two-hour time capsule captures the streets and alleyways of Cairo with an intimately familiar hand.
George Elkind
"Last Days of the City" is a moody film, only lightly guided by plot, and often more concerned with atmosphere than story. Jun 1, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
"Last Days of the City" is a moody film, only lightly guided by plot, and often more concerned with atmosphere than story.
Josh Terry
This is the way cinema should be made, using the fundamental building blocks of the medium to explore the mysteries of the human condition. May 9, 2018 | Full Review…
This is the way cinema should be made, using the fundamental building blocks of the medium to explore the mysteries of the human condition.
Christopher Llewellyn Reed
There's a pleasing formal confusion that enlivens In the Last Days of the City, the years-in-the-works directorial debut feature of Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said. May 3, 2018 | Full Review…
There's a pleasing formal confusion that enlivens In the Last Days of the City, the years-in-the-works directorial debut feature of Egyptian filmmaker Tamer El Said.
Jeff Reichert
An earnest and imaginative look at a filmmaker in Cairo who is struggling to make a tribute to the city. Apr 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An earnest and imaginative look at a filmmaker in Cairo who is struggling to make a tribute to the city.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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