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The Challenge

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A Sheikh falconer travels to Qatar for a weekend tournament.

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Mike D'Angelo AV Club 12/14/2017
... features some of the most stunning falcon-cam shots ever captured. Go to Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/07/2017
The movie eschews narration and captions, and instead just strings together one stunning scene after another of inconceivably wealthy oil men indulging their passions. Go to Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times 09/07/2017
It is detached almost to the point of abstraction. Go to Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/05/2023
Not quite Leviathan, but fairly close to temporarily experiencing what it’s like to be non-human. Go to Full Review Elissa Suh MUBI 02/27/2020
A mystifying series of coy and curious impressions, The Challenge is also undeniably playful in its observation of collective and unseen preening. Go to Full Review Jon Hogan Hyperallergic 02/05/2020
The paucity of dialogue and strict reliance on leisurely visuals might necessitate some caffeine before a screening. The final competition, though, is a visceral portrayal of a rarely seen experience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/25/2019 I don't understand this. There was no narrator, hardly any dialogue at all. The first 30 minutes had about 30 seconds of dialogue. I had to turn it off. See more Read all reviews
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Yuri Ancarani

Director

Tommaso Bertani

Producer

Fabrizio Polpettini

Producer

Lorenzo Senni

Original Music

Francesco Fantini

Original Music

Yuri Ancarani

Cinematographer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Sheikh falconer travels to Qatar for a weekend tournament.
Director
Yuri Ancarani
Producer
Tommaso Bertani, Fabrizio Polpettini
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.7K
Runtime
1h 10m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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