Mayor

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.

Smart, yet somewhat one-sided and process-orientated portrait of a man and his municipality.

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.

The film lets you appreciate Hadid's delicate and complex situation.

The documentary, to me, seemed to be balanced and observational.

While understated and deeply personal, Mayor cannot avoid the current conflagration in the region.

The imagery is disturbing but effective to accurately immerse one in this environment and feel what's really at stake in this fight.

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.

One can't help but wish that Osit would occasionally dig a bit deeper, though that's clearly not the intention here.

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.