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Beyond Belief

Play trailer Poster for Beyond Belief 2007,  1h 38m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 85% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
This documentary details the lives of Patti Quigley and Susan Retik, two Boston women who were both pregnant when they lost their husbands in the 9/11 attacks. Realizing that terrorism has many causes and victims, the two women start working on a benefit bicycle marathon, from Boston to Ground Zero, to aid Afghan widows. The success of this event convinces the women to make a trip to Afghanistan, where they witness firsthand the impoverished villages they are trying to help improve.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 22, 2018
The whole thing is just so fabulously, gloriously risible. The narrative follows no known logic: not internal, not external, not even the logic that can't quite make up its mind and sits on the patio, dithering about whether to stay out or come in. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Feb 29, 2008
3/4
Make sure to bring extra tissues when you go see Beth Murphy's intimate and inspiring documentary. Go to Full Review
Matt Zoller Seitz New York Times Feb 29, 2008
3/5
This documentary feature follows 9/11 widows from suburban Boston, as they try to raise money to help war widows in Afghanistan. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai New York Sun Apr 21, 2023
It’s almost a relief to know that this film isn’t just an infomercial for grief, or some one-sided, isn’t-that-uplifting claptrap. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 2, 2020
3.5/4.0
Beyond Belief is unlike any other 9/11 film you have seen. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Phoenix Apr 2, 2008
3/4
Director Beth Murphy lets her subjects speak for themselves with a minimum of embellishment, and so the moments of stark poignance draw tears without exploiting them. Go to Full Review
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Beth Murphy

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Beth Murphy

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Synopsis This documentary details the lives of Patti Quigley and Susan Retik, two Boston women who were both pregnant when they lost their husbands in the 9/11 attacks. Realizing that terrorism has many causes and victims, the two women start working on a benefit bicycle marathon, from Boston to Ground Zero, to aid Afghan widows. The success of this event convinces the women to make a trip to Afghanistan, where they witness firsthand the impoverished villages they are trying to help improve.
Director
Beth Murphy
Producer
Beth Murphy
Production Co
Principle Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
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