Broadcast on BBC2 September 2004
THE GUARDIAN (UK)
"A classy film - beautifully shot and understated."
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THE TIMES (UK): TV Choice
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK): Pick of the Day
THE INDEPENDENT (UK): Pick of the Day
THE OBSERVER (UK): Observer TV Choice
TIME OUT LONDON: TV Pick
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The four films that had Tribeca buzzing "engrossing"
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INDIEWIRE
"an irresistibly moving documentary"
"Touching, enlightening, and often funny -- probably the most
entertaining portrait I've seen about life in that part of the world"
*Top 10 undistributed films of 2004
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HONOLULUWEEKLY
"Both funny and moving, this vérité doc gets at something important
through the most unlikely of means... the movie, about an unimportant
subject, shows us more than we could have guessed about culture clashes
and the will to survive. Its well worth seeing."
VARIETY
"The anomalies are manifold: Gun-toting soldiers patrolling the streets are visible
through the windows as rookie beauticians busily snip, perm and tweeze...
Mermin achieves an easy intimacy with students and instructors alike."
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THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"A fascinating look at a war-torn area we know only superficially from
news headlines"
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AIN'T IT COOL NEWS
"Never has a woman getting her hair done seemed so touching and so
assertive a individual choice as it is here in BEAUTY ACADEMY
OF KABUL."
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REEL REVIEWER.COM
"No matter what gender you are this film will touch you with its
undeniable humanity... Check this one out NOW."
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THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
Beauty Academy Brings out the face of war-ravaged Afghanistan"uplifting"
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THEINDEPENDENT (UK)
BEAUTY AND THE BURQA, by Julia Stuart
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Also featured on:
WNYC: The Leonard Lopate Show
WPS1 ART RADIO: Cineopolis
The Jane Pauley Show
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BBC STORYVILLE
2004 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
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