Superpower (film)

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Superpower
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Directed by Sean Penn
Aaron Kaufman
Produced bySean Penn
Billy Smith
Sergei Bespalov
Danny Gabai
Lauren Terp
Eric Weinrib
Edited byCarlos Haynes
Erich Hehn
Music byJustin Melland
Production
companies
Distributed by Paramount+
Running time
115 minutes
LanguagesEnglish
Ukrainian

Superpower is a 2023 documentary film co-directed by Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman. [1] It premiered at Berlinale on 17 February 2023. [2] The film profiles Volodymyr Zelenskyy's atypical career path through the eyes of Sean Penn as he seeks to understand Ukraine's recent history. [2] Beginning in late 2021, Penn visited Ukraine several times during the film's production. [2] The film is produced by Vice Studios. [1]

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 47% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.9/10. [3] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [4]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film two out of four stars and wrote, "This isn't a bad film by any means: it does a creditable job of convincing us that Penn's heart is in the right place (as an activist) even when the execution is sometimes impulsive or clumsy. But it lacks focus." [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Macnab, Geoffrey (18 February 2023). "Superpower review, Berlin Film Festival: Sean Penn's Zelensky documentary is heartfelt and inspiring". independent.co.uk. The Independent . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Grenier, Elizabeth (17 February 2023). "Sean Penn's 'Superpower': The 'idiot's guide' to Ukraine". dw.com. Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Superpower". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Superpower". Metacritic . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Zoller Seitz, Matt (18 September 2023). "Superpower". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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