This taut, ingeniously calculated thriller fixates on the flashpoint where psychology and politics ignite.
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Assad displays considerable self-confidence throughout with a fluid, economic narrative style that is very much his own….A hot market item even before its premiere in Berlin, its theme and origins should see it travel very well and be reflected in international sales
SCREEN DAILY
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Through expert writing and a powerhouse performance by newcomer Kais Nashef, Said’s personal struggle is subtly enlarged to encompass the problems of a nation
EUROPEAN FILMS
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A powerful inquiry into one of the tragedies of the Middle East conflict—the suicide bomber…the film does bring clarity and compassion to its depiction of an act that baffles, angers and sickens people the world over.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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