March 15, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Gino Strada, Kate Rowlands, Ettore Mo, Massoud, Rabbani
In contemporary Afghanistan, an Italian surgeon and a war correspondent join forces to set up an emergency hospital in northern Afghanistan, a country that has had to cope with war for over twenty yea... read more 
Directed by: Alberto Vendemmiati, Ettore Mo, Fabrizio Lazzaretti, Gino Strada, Kate Rowlands, Massoud, Rabbani
Release Date: November 23, 2001
Stats: 16 reviews
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January 10, 2002
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Valuable both as an historical document ... and for its unsparing and graphic depiction of the human toll of warfare and repression.
November 29, 2001
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Jung is nothing if not timely, relevant and resonant in its heroic humanism in the face of the seemingly endless suffering of the people in this war-ravaged land. Full Review
November 26, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday
Vendemmiati, Lazzaretti and Petitto ... attain an astounding access to Afghan places, people and sound. Full Review
November 26, 2001
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Jung can hardly be called optimistic, but neither does it invite despair. Full Review
November 26, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Timely, powerful but underedited and messily structured documentary.
November 20, 2001
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
As history (1.5 million deaths so far in 20 years of nonstop war) and as news, it smokes CNN. Full Review
March 18, 2002
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
May not make you feel better, exactly, but it will enlighten you, expand your thought process, and lift you out of the Hollywood Matrix that prefers to batter you with military recruitment films disgu...
December 10, 2001
Prairie Miller, WBAI Web Radio
Contradiction and enigma reign collectively in a landscape simultaneously mystical and carnal.
November 28, 2001
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
Everyone in the world should see this film, to be reminded that there is a human price to be paid for every action as well as every inaction. Full Review
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