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Simple as Water
Directed by
Megan Mylan
2021
1h 37m
Documentary
6.9
100%
67%
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A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.
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Cast of Simple as Water
Megan Mylan
Director / Producer
Robin Hessman
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Daniel Howat
"Simple as Water" is deeply intimate as it invests the time to show these five stories as-is. It's as truthful as documentary filmmaking can get making it a quietly subversive experience.
POV Magazine
Pat Mullen
These brief windows into the lives of refugees create a bleak portrait, yet the film's hopeful finale offers a message of cautious optimism for their families as they forge new lives.
Variety
Dennis Harvey
A graceful, touching sampler of dilemmas few viewers are likely to have experienced, even as they become ever-more-common reality for the less fortunate in many nations.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
An achingly poignant testament to the unwavering strength of parental and filial bonds.
New York Times
Claire Shaffer
"Simple as Water" is anything but simple when it comes to its technical achievements, weaving together familiar immigrant narratives in ways that still manage to surprise and stun.
IndieWire
Ryan Lattanzio
From the looks of the film, you wouldn't seem wrong to think that Mylan simply observed her subjects. Instead, she visibly had a level of deep, intimate access and rapport that few filmmakers can hope to achieve.
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