"A brain-teaser that tosses ideologies in a narrative blender alternately set to certainty and ambiguity, The Insurgents makes the most of its compact cast of attractive thesps and low budget to examine the inner workings of a domestic terror cell… Script has something for everyone, whether you think the Chicago 7 were swell guys or you see no real reason not to wipe rogue nations off the map… Suspense is white hot." Lisa Nesselson, Variety "The indie thriller The Insurgents addresses political discontent and terrorism in post-9/11 New York more intelligently and honestly than its big-budget counterparts... the acting and writing in The Insurgents keeps it compelling and nerve-wracking to the last moment." Benjamin Sutton, New York Press "Provocative thriller is a clever cinematic journey of intrigue that challenges the opinions we have on terrorism." Gerald Wright, RottenTomatoes.com "Equal parts Noam Chomsky, Jason Bermas, Weatherman Maoist, and Theodore Kaczynski... The Insurgents flashes by... the hurried, don't-look-back quality of the story a perfect reflection of its subjects' fractured lives." Brandon Thorp, Broward-Palm Beach New Times "Explosive… not to be missed… an exceptional thriller." Geoff Kleinman, DVDTalk.com "The Insurgents provides a grittier approach to topical material, specifically domestic terror." Burlington Free Press "At what point can one justify violence? Where do you draw the line between civil disobedience and outright crime? … Political ideology is mashed in with personal desire and the terrifying freedom to act… The Insurgents is certainly fair-minded, presenting situations that open up questions on all sides of the debate" Mari Sasano, Edmonton Journal "A tautly plotted thriller about a group of domestic terrorists... balances its heart-on-sleeve political exposition with a genuinely involving personal drama… the performances are uniformly strong and the ideas consistently engaging- even radical." Matthew Halliday, SEE Magazine "The real revolution starts today... The Insurgents has all the earmarks of a big-time feature… it's quite a feat." Cade Metz, PC Magazine "Characters are fleshed out in a way that's both secretive and cleverly distracting." Jonathan Busch, Vue Weekly "The Insurgents is a Chinese-box of a thriller." Gearlog "Outstanding actors and an ominous scenario make this political chamber play one of the must-see contributions to the festival. A film which is as important as it is controversial." Stadtpark "This year's audience award, worth 2000 euro, went to the film The Insurgents. Debut director Scott Dacko's work reflects on how terrorism develops, and pairs the whole with biting criticism of the US-American government." Bremer Anzeiger "A politically provocative film." Filmecho Filmwoche "Explosiveness comes through the American film The Insurgents which takes a critical attitude in relation to US politics… Independent section shines with The Insurgents (USA) by Scott Dacko." Bremer Nachrichten "The politically provocative film about American terrorism emerges as an intelligent thriller about confidence and betrayal." Hunte Report "The Oldenburg Film Festival, predominantly specializing in independent productions originating from the USA, offered its visitor a worthy class. Films like The Insurgents have definitely earned their right to a theatrical release." Blickpunkt Film First highlight of the Independent Section: unsettling for American politics, The Insurgents." Delme Report "With outstanding actors the director sketches a critical scenario about how terrorism develops, without plunging into the usual clichés." Film Fernsehen "A critical scenario is being sketched, about how terrorism develops." Nordwest Zeitung "Mary Stuart Masterson got involved with the low budget production The Insurgents. Being an avid Bush-critic she was pleased by the daring attitude of the thriller towards US politics. Kreiszeitung "Highlight of the Independent Section: The Insurgents." Kulturetage "A provocative polit-thriller... complex and dynamic." MoX Veranstaltungsjournal HOME