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Kevin B. Lee, Time Out: Masharawi's film is a vivid passenger-seat tour of a society perpetually crashing into madness. Read more
Ella Taylor, Village Voice: Laila's Birthday is beautifully shot and overlaid with a spare, lyrical score that lends rueful emphasis to Masharawi's exasperated fidelity to a chronically malfunctioning city. Read more