embedded Iraqi journalist Ali Maula acts as our guide and his musings on the situation in his homeland give this film an editorial and contextual anchor that will help viewers less familiar with the day-to-day socio-politics of Iraq
"Mosul" presents this feral battle as a chaotic middle that has no beginning or end. It's an approach that leaves little space for emotional arcs, but there's just enough character interest to keep us engaged
by Amber Wilkinson [Eye for Film (UK) ]
