Meeting Resistance

2007 | Documentary, Politics

Synopsis

MEETING RESISTANCE is a verité-style non-fiction feature-length film set in the streets, alleyways and ubiquitous teashops of the Adamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad. It enters the physical and psychological heart of the "Insurgency" against the American-led occupation. Photojournalists/directors Steve Connors and Molly Bingham spent ten-months among the insurgents there to create this exclusive, unique, and at once horrifying, compelling and insightful film about their lives, motivation, and goals.

Scores

Overall Score
20.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.4%
Review Aggregate
68.5

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 80% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes91

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$20,616$31,197
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$20,616$31,197

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2007$10,308$15,599
Digital Rentals ?2007$110,000$166,459
Digital Purchases ?2007$41,000$62,044
Physical Rentals ?2007$1,895,000$2,867,639
Physical Purchases ?2007$4,258,000$6,443,486
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$6,389,308$9,668,721
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$256,000$387,396
Residuals ?2007$456,000$690,049
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$1,092,000$1,652,486
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$5,297,308$8,016,235

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