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"POSITIVELY SOARS…Who are these women, and can they please take over the
world soon?"
- Nathan Lee, The New York Times
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"Illuminating, entertaining... you might start to seriously wonder if there's a
way to get [Vera Ngassa] to run for office here in America."
- Gene Seymour, Newsday
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"A triumphal portrait of women taking matters into their own hands."
- Joshua Land, Time Out
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"The women are so compelling – and the sense of justice so satisfying, I can’t
imagine any audience resisting
SISTERS IN LAW."
– Stuart Klawans, The Nation
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"This is a story of
real heroism that will leave you weeping, laughing and singing...My early
candidate for breakout feel-good documentary of the year."
- Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
"INSPIRATIONAL...A family-court western in which a pair of tart-talking
gunslingers...bring justice."
- J. Hoberman, The Village Voice
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"
The biggest little film of 2006
so far."
- AM New York
"RIVETING...INSPIRATIONAL"
- NY Daily News
" More gripping than anything on Court TV and unexpectedly uplifting"
- TV Guide
"MASSIVELY
SATISFYING"
- the Stranger, Seattle
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"Compelling
courtroom documentary"
- Seattle Weekly
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"Waltzing from heart-rending to inspirational...a pleaser."
- Flavorpill
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"Packs a powerful punch. A first-rate female empowerment flick."
- Kam
Williams, Black News
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"A riveting documentary
about two remarkable women....reminiscent of Frederick Wiseman, Barara Kopple,
and D.A. Pennebaker"
- Amsterdam
News
"Surprisingly engaging, fascinating and witty!"
- Movie Guru
"Sharply
observed documentary"
-Grady Hendrix, The New York Sun
"One of the best documentaries of
all time."
-Telluride Film Festival
"Knocked me
flat and earned my tears
of shock and joy."
-Vancouver International Film Festival
“UPBEAT... POSITIVE…has the fascination of watching an African “Judge Judy.”
- Deborah Young, VARIETY
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“CURIOUSLY
ADDICTING."
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Honolulu Star Bulletin
“ENGAGING…”
- The Boston Globe
“...eye-
and mind-opening."
- V.F. National Post
“INSPIRING…”
- CTV, Toronto
“FASCINATING…a moving testament…”
- Hannah Patterson, DOX Documentary Film Magazine
“Longinotto’s patient, compassionate art
celebrates difference but also affirms universality…"
-Mike Marqusee, The Guardian
“TOUCHING…
tragic… a fascinating glimpse
of social transformation in an African country."
- Virginia Film Festival
"Puts you at the heart of these very intimate drams that
enthrall, disturb and delight."
- Montreal Film Festival
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