Mayor (2020)
93%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A clear-eyed look at an extraordinary subject, Mayor makes essential viewing out of one politician’s quest to preserve dignity in the midst of bureaucracy.
Mayor is a documentary that will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even want to run for office. It follows the lovable and dedicated Musa Hadid, the mayor of a Palestinian city in the West Bank, as he navigates the complex political landscape of his municipality. The film is expertly edited and features unexpectedly affecting music choices that will keep you engaged from start to finish. While it may not be a message movie, Mayor is a humbling reminder that not all politicians are cynical opportunists. So, grab some popcorn and get ready for a riveting and human portrait of a truly inspiring leader.
Production Company(ies)
Apple Original Films, Interscope Films, Lighthouse Management & Media,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States, United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Feb 14, 2021
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
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Budget and Earnings Details
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David Osit – Producer
Maxyne Franklin – Executive Producer
Teddy Leifer – Executive Producer
David Osit – Cinematographer
Director(s)
David Osit
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
David Osit
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (44)
Deft editing and unexpectedly affecting music choices make for an engaging portrait of the kind of impassioned and dedicated politician who seems in short supply right now.
January 10, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Smart, yet somewhat one-sided and process-orientated portrait of a man and his municipality.
January 4, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
Matt Turner
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
In its gently ironic way, the film depicts an urban centre keen to be treated, and run, as a genuine place to live, a town like any other.
January 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The film lets you appreciate Hadid’s delicate and complex situation.
December 30, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
The documentary, to me, seemed to be balanced and observational.
December 30, 2020
Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo’s Film Review
TOP CRITIC
While understated and deeply personal, Mayor cannot avoid the current conflagration in the region.
December 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
The imagery is disturbing but effective to accurately immerse one in this environment and feel what’s really at stake in this fight.
June 5, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
Mayor is one of those brilliantly layered observational films that surge with vivid actualities – not necessarily a difficult task given that your subject is the lovable, impassioned mayor of a Palestinian city in the West Bank.
December 2, 2021
Barbara Goslawski
That Shelf
One can’t help but wish that Osit would occasionally dig a bit deeper, though that’s clearly not the intention here.
April 5, 2021 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
A riveting and human portrait of the very likable Musa Hadid… Briskly paced and expertly edited, Mayor is a humbling reminder that not all politicians are cynical opportunists.
March 12, 2021
Karen Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
The film is filled with a surprising amount of good humor.
February 8, 2021
Dan Schindel
Hyperallergic
Far from a message movie, David Osit’s sensitive documentary is a captivating, enlightening, and ultimately terrifying look at how to survive day by day when the fight for liberation can seem everlasting.
February 4, 2021 | Rating: A-
Jordan Raup
The Film Stage…
Plot
Mayor is a documentary that follows the life of Musa Hadid, the mayor of Ramallah, as he strives to lead his city into the future amidst bureaucracy and political turmoil.
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