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Mouaness skillfully gives the film a near-real-time feel, conveying a sense that the war is approaching through small-scale details...
Full reviewAn 11-year-old boy tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her in this 2019 historical drama. Meanwhile, the 1982 invasion of Lebanon is happening around them and their politically-divided teachers try to keep their worries under wraps.
Mouaness skillfully gives the film a near-real-time feel, conveying a sense that the war is approaching through small-scale details...
Full reviewBy the end, the film abandons any attempt to meaningfully understand this moment in time...
Full reviewAlthough its contrived pacing... and anti-climactic structure diminish its prospects for engrossing tension, 1982 remains a worthwhile case for empathy.
Full review1982 excels in visual acumen and narrative balance, which compensate for script weaknesses.
Full reviewIt just sort of sits there onscreen, provoking no special reaction one way or the other.
Full reviewThis charming movie has such a wonderful ensemble cast with characters that feel like they each have their own backstory that it’s easy to get swept up in the tension even before the bomber planes make their appearance.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch 1982 in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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