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The Ivory Game
Directed by
Richard Ladkani
,
Kief Davidson
NR
2016
1h 52m
Documentary
7.8
77%
76%
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Wildlife activists in take on poachers in an effort to end illegal ivory trade in Africa.
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Cast of The Ivory Game
Ofir Drori
Himself
Richard Ladkani
Director
Kief Davidson
Director / Producer
Walter Köhler
Producer
Walter Kohler
Producer
Wolfgang Knöpfler
Producer
The Ivory Game Ratings & Reviews
Battleship Pretension
David Bax
Davidson and Ladkani spend too much time manufacturing intrigue in The Ivory Game. Their lack of focus gives the impression of a lack of confidence. That's going to make it difficult to change anyone's mind.
The Film Experience
Glenn Dunks
...more or less derailed by a slavish devotion to a cinematic format that it is not suited to.
Common Sense Media
Renee Schonfeld
Powerful docu shines light on efforts to save elephants.
Los Angeles Daily News
Rob Lowman
While it is wonderful to see rangers, conservationists and activists in the documentary trying to fight and expose this terrible crime, you fear it's a losing battle.
Esquire Magazine
Stephen Marche
It is a film that explains more than it judges, which makes it much more powerful than the standard hand-wringing environmental documentary.
We Got This Covered
Robert Yaniz, Jr.
While The Ivory Game's ambitiously broad look at the illegal ivory trade takes on a bit more than it needs to, it does shed some definite light on a growing global problem.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
An extraordinary documentary that gives us hope that the last wild elephants in Africa can be saved from extinction.
RogerEbert.com
Christy Lemire
A documentary that plays with the gripping pacing and glossy production values of a suspenseful, international thriller.
New York Times
Ken Jaworowski
While more information on the animals and their ecosystems is needed, the stakes described here are immense, as is the sorrow over majestic creatures massacred only so that their tusks can be made into baubles.
Los Angeles Times
Sheri Linden
The cameras avoid the goriest angles of the mutilated animals, but the horror is amplified as the film moves from the savannas of Kenya and Tanzania to display windows in Hong Kong showcasing carved ivory curios.
The Film Stage
Jared Mobarak
Don't think The Ivory Game is just an all-educational sound-byte-fueled heartstring tug. This thing is feet-on-the-ground investigative journalism.
The Playlist
Gary Garrison
"The Ivory Game" is a searing look at the cost of ivory and the bravery of the men and women who have dedicated themselves to ending the cycle despite resounding apathy from most of the world.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
Granted, advocacy docs tend to be kind of dull, but this one tries way too hard to counteract that perception.
Village Voice
Alan Scherstuhl
So The Ivory Game is often pushily compelling. If it settled down and trusted viewers, it would stand as a stronger documentary. But this is more a work of activism than journalism.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
The you-are-there approach to tackling this subject means that The Ivory Game largely avoids lecturing its viewers; instead, the harrowing experience speaks for itself.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
What is admirable about Ivory Game is that it recognizes the complexity of the issues.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
There are moments when the movie tugs at your heart, but the subject matter, because it's so epic, deserves an even more probing and definitive treatment.
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Louis Proyect
The first film since John Huston's "Roots of Heaven" that makes you want to support sainthood for the activists trying to end elephant poaching.
TheWrap
Robert Abele
Plays like a rapid response team headed straight for your conscience.
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