Land Mines - A Love Story is a 2005 documentary film written and directed by Dennis O'Rourke. It looks at an Afghan couple who are living with land mine injuries.
| Land Mines - A Love Story | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dennis O'Rourke |
| Written by | Dennis O'Rourke |
| Produced by | Dennis O'Rourke |
| Starring | Habiba Shah |
| Edited by | Ruth Cullen Andrea Lang |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Reception
editEvan Williams from The Australian gave it 4 stars saying "It's a little jewel of a film: gentle, delicate, probing."[1] Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald Paul Byrnes concludes "There's a constant tension between his desire to editorialise and his wish to observe, but it's quietly productive. The film is neither all head nor all heart, more a galvanising balance of the two."[2] Also in the Sydney Morning Herald Jason Steger writes "This is an extraordinary documentary, scrupulously filmed, sensitively structured. It will enlighten you, stir you and make you cry."[3] Variety's Russell Edwards states "O’Rourke is occasionally manipulative, but his humanistic approach to this highly charged subject allows the natural charm of the struggling Afghani couple to shine."[4]
Awards
edit- 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Documentary - Dennis O'Rourke - won[5]
References
edit- ^ Williams, Evan (7 May 2005), "After the pain, life goes on", The Weekend Australian
- ^ Byrnes, Paul (5 May 2005), "Land Mines - A Love Story", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Steger, Jason (16 January 2006), "Land Mines: A Love Story", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Edwards, Russell (10 May 2005), "Land Mines: A Love Story", Variety
- ^ Gandour, Rania (12 January 2006), "Love and war", The Age
