City of Ghosts's user reviews

'City of Ghosts' shows us what journalism can do in the face of evil. Its message is haunting, humane, and ultimately hopeful.

One of the most interesting aspects of 'City of Ghosts' is how important production values are to a cause.

So Heineman offers up a double portrait of devastation, of a truly destroyed city and of partially decimated survivors, leaving the viewer with an empathetic sense of deep sorrow.

The experience of watching 'City of Ghosts' is similar to ?Cartel Land? in that you remain wide-eyed, jaw dropped the entire time, letting out involuntary yelps and gasps here and there.

What 'City of Ghosts' does best is to humanize those who?ve suffered most from the conflict in Syria, educating us through both outrage and compassion.

In doing so, Heineman may have made the definitive contemporary documentary about the tragedy of Syria, as well as an epoch-defining piece on modern media tactics.

'City of Ghosts' shows us the power of media to bring the grim truth about life under ISIS to the world, even when under a death sentence.