Indiewire  News

Drafthouse Films Partners With Films We Like to Bring 'The Ambassador,' 'Bullhead,' 'Wrong' to Canada

Austin-based Drafthouse Films has partnered with Films We Like to distribute its content across Canada. The first films that will be released through the deal are “The Ambassador,” “Wrong” and “Bullhead.”

Shadow and Act  News

Watch - New Clip From Polarizing *African Corruption* Doc 'The Ambassador'

Here's a new clip from a film we've been following, but I haven't had a chance to see yet (I finally will this week), titled The Ambassador - provocative Danish director Mads Brügger's said to be darkly comic, genre-bending piece of journalism, in which he ri...

Shadow and Act  News

Danish-Produced Documentary ‘The Ambassador’ vs. The Liberian Government

A film we've been following here on S&A as it travels the film festival circuit, but I haven't had a chance to see yet (I finally will next week Tuesday), titled The Ambassador - provocative Danish director Mads Brügger's said to be darkly comic, genre-bendin...

Shadow and Act  News

Polarizing *African Corruption* Doc 'The Ambassador' Gets New Trailer, Poster

I've yet to see this yet, but reviews I've read since its Sundance Film Festival debut earlier this year, have been decidedly mixed.

The Playlist  News

Exclusive: Poster For Controversial Sundance Documentary 'The Ambassador'

While Sacha Baron Cohen has gone into character for films like "Borat" and "Bruno" to deliver laughs along with a sharp look at America's social and cultural hang-ups and curiosities, in the provocative documentary "The Ambassador," filmmaker Mads Brügger takes...

Indiewire  Reviews

Out This Week: 7 Reviews of New Indie Releases

Out This Week is a weekly column intended to provide reviews of nearly every new indie release. Reviews are written by Indiewire critic Eric Kohn and other contributors where noted.

Indiewire  Reviews

Does Mads Brugger's Satiric 'The Ambassador' Go Too Far?

At the beginning of "The Red Chapel," the 2010 exposé of North Korean society directed by Danish comedian Mads Brügger, the filmmaker establishes his ruse from the outset, swiftly enunciating his intention to satirize the country's oppressive extremes by pretending to embra...

Criticwire  Reviews

The Top 5 Criticwire Recommendations from ND/NF 2012

If there’s one thing that New Directors/New Films had trouble doing this year, it was generating a consensus. Out of the films that screened as part of this year’s festival, 12 received both A's and F's from critics who attended screenings at the MoMA/Film Society of Lincoln Center series, which con...

Indiewire  Reviews

Critical Consensus: Karina Longworth and Mark Olsen Discuss Sundance 2012