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The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'
Directed by
Ziad H. Hamzeh
2003
76m
Documentary
7.9
93%
100%
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In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy a firestorm erupts when 1,100 Somali refugees relocate to predominately white Lewiston, Maine.
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Cast of The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'
Ziad H. Hamzeh
Self / Director / Writer / Producer
Bert Brown
Producer
Marc Sandler
Producer
The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' Ratings & Reviews
Philadelphia Weekly
Matt Prigge
Were it simply a case of truth being stranger than fiction, Syrian-born filmmaker Ziad Hamzeh's America-set doc (which played New York last month) would sport one of the year's most thrilling plots.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Undeniably strong, The Letter is at times misleading and confusing, possessing the raw materials for a much more coherent and potent film.
L.A. Weekly
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
A carefully wrought, historically grounded and thoroughly absorbing look at a quintessential American experience.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Kristin Tillotson
By allowing a range of residents' opinions to drive the narrative forward and ending on a positive note, [Hamzeh] made a film that won a standing ovation at its Lewiston premiere in January.
Film Journal International
Eric Monder
A true story with an 'inciting incident' that resonates with significance about race, culture, community, and the world itself.
Orlando Weekly
Steve Schneider
Allows slavering bigots and slicker-tongued hypocrites alike to speak for themselves, thus exposing the essential interdependence of over-the-counter racism and its institutionalized, more soundbite-savvy variation.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
A powerful and timely portrait of the tensions that can be generated by immigration situations, especially in a post-Sept. 11 world.
Film Threat
Rick Kisonak
An affecting work of compassionate craftsmanship.
Variety
Robert Koehler
Some chilling characters are on display.
TV Guide
Ken Fox
A frustrating lack of details compromise this much-needed look at how the promise of American diversity failed a community of Somali refugees in a large Maine town.
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Revealing and harrowing.
New York Post
Russell Scott Smith
In the last 20 minutes, the film moves as breathlessly as a Hollywood thriller -- only it's much more frightening, because it's true.
New York Times
Anita Gates
Ziad H. Hamzeh's documentary is important as a record of a disturbing incident that occured when 1,100 immigrants from Somalia settled in Maine.
Village Voice
Peter L'Official
Hamzeh's film eschews voice-over to allow the more despicable characters to embarrass themselves with their ludicrously foolish invective.
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