Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  2. A documentary that is as thoughtful and inspiring as the music it celebrates.
  3. 90
    In Amandla!, history doesn't just come alive--it sings, dances, and issues a passionate plea for justice and equality. The film joyously celebrates music as both a means to an end and an end unto itself.
  4. Reviewed by: Ann Powers
    Hirsch edits segments together to merge disparate voices, showing how for this movement, music was no universal language -- it was specific, pointed, and almost paranormal in its power.
  7. Finds a way to impart this sad history while raising our spirits at the same time.
  8. Reviewed by: David Rooney
    Exhaustively informative and powerfully emotional.

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