Tag Archives: Informer

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): A revolutionary and his traitor

Posted on February 14, 2021 by kaist455

I must confess that I had some prejudice on the Black Panther Party when I was young and wild many years ago. Probably because of that brief comical moment in “Forrest Gump” (1994), I once regarded the Black Panther Party … Continue reading →

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The Green Prince (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A most wanted informer

Posted on April 18, 2015 by kaist455

The real-life story told in documentary “The Green Prince” is as dramatic as any thrilling spy movies. Here is a man working against almost everything which had defined his social/political background, and it is interesting to hear his remarkable story … Continue reading →

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Omar (2013) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : An informer tiptoeing between both sides

Posted on December 12, 2014 by kaist455

 While working as a thriller with its taut, suspenseful moments, Palestinian film “Omar” looks below an ongoing conflict through its fully-realized characters and their gloomy, desperate drama. As observing the characters stuck in an impossible situation full of gray morality … Continue reading →

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Bethlehem (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A police procedural around both sides

Posted on December 12, 2014 by kaist455

 Israeli film “Bethlehem” sometimes loses its focus on the relationship between its two different characters as looking around many other things in the story. Its story is inherently engaging as a tense drama mixed with current topics, and there are … Continue reading →

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