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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianHenry BarnesThe GuardianHenry BarnesAhadu pulls the curtain back on a government that was willing to imprison and torture its electorate.
- 80Total FilmTom DawsonTotal FilmTom DawsonHeartfelt and inventive, this documentary from exiled director Ali Samadi Ahadi chronicles Iran's abortive Green Revolution during the summer of 2009.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThat Ahadi and his team were able to safely compile, let alone edit together, this much ground-level footage is a feat in and of itself; that it comes together in such a compelling manner makes it almost vital.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe most compelling aspect of The Green Wave, however, is the extensive footage shot clandestinely by amateurs using cellphones. What they recorded shows us the reality of what went down in a way nothing else can match.
- 70The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzBy turns frustrating and moving, Ali Samadi Ahadi's documentary The Green Wave, about the Green Revolution in Iran, gets a jolt from footage shot by the people for the people on the people's cellphones.
- 60EmpireEmpireA worthy topic that deserves a slightly better documentary.
- 60Time OutTime OutOnly the animation seems forced, with its comic-book style and melodramatic tone registering as manipulative next to the brute reality of the documentary images.
- 50Slant MagazineSlant MagazineUnlike Waltz with Bashir, it only seems to be using animation in an effort to make blog diaries by twentysomethings appear cinematic.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttAn arresting visual style cannot make up for lack of new information or viewpoints about the Green Revolution in 2009 Iran.
- 50VarietyLeslie FelperinVarietyLeslie FelperinMixed-media approach is eye-catching, and the subject is unquestionably powerful, but the sentimental score and stridently drawn imagery detract from picture's impact.