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Summary: Powerfull
Comment: The story of Diane Pearl, a journalist, whose husband Daniel Pearl also a journalist, whilst doing
some research in Pakistan he was kidnapped and brutally executed, was not new to me but the way this
film told the story was.

Michael Winterbottom directs events in a quasi-documentary
style which makes it all the more real. Within minutes of the film opening you forget all the
celebrity Angelina Jolie generates and just concentrate on her terrifically real performance as the
widow in such extraordinary circumstances.

The film flicks from Diane to the
investigators and to Danny in the events preceding his death. When Danny dies it is handled in such
an emotional and sensitive way. Its hard to remember another true to life story that generates the
same amount of exhaustive emotional effort on the viewers part.

Brilliant performances
and a harrowingly real this film should not be missed by any film fans all over.

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Summary: Not just a news story
Comment: This long drawn out docu-drama is probably not to everyone's taste, but will satisfy those tired of
Hollywood's usual fodder. It is an intriguing account of the search for journalist Daniel Pearl
after his abduction in Pakistan in 2002.

Angelina Jolie gives a capable performance as
Mariane Pearl as she moves from hope to despair and Irfan Khan is impressive as the police captain
leading the investigation. Archie Panjabi also provides good support as an Indian journalist out of
place in a hostile Pakistan. The scene where the police captain interviews Sheikh Omar (played by
the excellent Aly Khan) provides a small, but important insight into the callousness of religious
extremism.

Understated acting combined with natural dialogues give this film an
authenticity that ultimately makes for some uncomfortable viewing. There is no political point
scoring or moralising and this reinforces the senselessness of Danny Pearl's gruesome murder, which
thankfully we are spared from witnessing.

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