83
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Paste MagazinePaste MagazineInshallah a Boy doesn’t give any clear answers. Instead, the film offers a look at the life of an ordinary woman in Jordan, going through an ordeal likely faced by many like her.
- 88RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesAlthough the script, from Al-Rasheed and co-writers Delphine Agut and Rula Nasser, is at times overstuffed and its symbolism obvious, its world is so well built out and Palestinian actress Mouna Hawa’s lead performance is so absorbing, the final result is a mesmerizing piece of personal, yet political filmmaking.
- The acting is superb, and the pacing is remarkable. But most importantly, the look into women’s rights, morality, and normalized societal oppression speaks volumes about its country and the road to freedom.
- 83The Film StageRory O'ConnorThe Film StageRory O'ConnorAl Rasheed’s film has traveled the festival circuit from Mumbai to Toronto, the kind of whistle-stop global tour a politically oriented festival title occasionally enjoys when its message is as clear as this and, better yet, when it doesn’t forget to entertain.
- Inshallah A Boy delivers a social realist critique of Jordan’s structural oppression of women and girls.
- 80VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangInshallah a Boy moves like a sleek thriller, but is full of the unsolved mysteries and dangling question marks of real life.
- 80The New York TimesLisa KennedyThe New York TimesLisa KennedyHawa, a Palestinian actress, is commanding as a woman whose future and faith are buffeted by her narrowing options.