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Beyond Belief (2007)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:9

Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes. Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the... Susan Retik and Patti Quigley are two ordinary soccer moms living in the affluent suburbs of Boston until tragedy strikes.

Rather than turning inwards, grief compels these women to focus on the country where the terrorists who took their husbands' lives were trained: Afghanistan.

Over the course of two years, as they cope with loss and struggle to raise their families as single mothers, these extraordinary women dedicate themselves to empowering Afghan widows whose lives have been ravaged by decades of war, poverty and oppression - factors they consider to be the root causes of terrorism. As Susan and Patti make the courageous journey from their comfortable neighborhoods to the most desperate Afghan villages, they discover a powerful bond with each other, an unlikely kinship with widows halfway around the world, and a profound way to move beyond tragedy.

From the ruins of the World Trade Center to those of Kabul and back, theirs is a journey of personal strength and international reconciliation, and a testament to the vision that peace can be forged... one woman at a time. --© Official Site
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Director: Beth Murphy

Director: Beth Murphy
Producer: Beth Murphy
Composer: Evren Celimli
Studio: Principle Pictures

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10/18/08
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

What started as an exercise in essentialism is quickly revealed to be just the opposite, and this film would have been more interesting had Murphy delved into the complexity of the Afghan women's lives rather than focusing on the Americans' generosity.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/27/08
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice

Beyond Belief is a poignant portrait of two women coping with their roles as 9/11 widows.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/14/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Make sure to bring extra tissues when you go see Beth Murphy's intimate and inspiring documentary.

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02/29/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

The two Americans reflect on their own grief and on their ambivalence about being viewed as '9/11 widows,' but most of Beyond Belief is refreshingly outward-looking.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
04/02/08
Joshua Land
Joshua Land
Time Out New York

The invigorating Beyond Belief gets past the anger and exasperation that pervades so many films ... and is still as political as Fahrenheit 9/11 or Why We Fight.

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02/28/08
Kent Turner
Kent Turner
Film-Forward.com

Emotionally wrenching documentary on 9/11 widows defying xenophobic expectations and devoting themselves to raising money for war widows in Afghanistan.

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02/27/08
Louis Proyect
Louis Proyect
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This documentary feature follows 9/11 widows from suburban Boston, as they try to raise money to help war widows in Afghanistan.

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02/29/08
Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times
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Director Beth Murphy lets her subjects speak for themselves with a minimum of embellishment, and so the moments of stark poignance draw tears without exploiting them.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/02/08
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

In Beth Murphy's intriguing docu Beyond Belief, two Massachusetts women whose husbands were killed on 9/11 reach out to victims on the other side -- Afghan widows.

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02/19/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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First-time director Beth Murphy's genuinely inspirational documentary tracks the goodwill efforts of Susan Retik and Patti Quigley, two Massachusetts mothers widowed on September 11 while pregnant.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
02/19/08
Sara Cardace
Sara Cardace
New York Magazine
 
 
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