City of Ghosts

Name: City of Ghosts
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: 2017-07-14
Rating: 7.2

Our words are stronger than their weapons.

WarDocumentary1h 30m

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98%

Tomatometer

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83%

Popcornmeter

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.

Trailers

2 videos

Details

DirectorMatthew Heineman

ReleasedJul 14, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$128K

Parental guideRUS

Studio

Our Time Projects

Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“City of Ghosts takes a hard-hitting, ground-level look at atrocities in a part of the world that may seem foreign to many viewers, but whose impact will be no less devastating.”

98% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Suzi Feay

RTFinancial TimesJun 8, 2018

Astonishing viewing - but it will haunt you.

Donald Clarke

RTIrish TimesAug 15, 2017

There are the makings of a gripping story in these elements. But somehow City of Ghosts never quite comes together.

Calvin Wilson

RTSt. Louis Post-DispatchAug 3, 2017

This film will give you a new appreciation for the freedoms that are often taken for granted in a democracy.

Brent McKnight

RTThe Last Thing I SeeJul 1, 2020