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  • 2021
  • MTV Documentary Films
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  • 2021
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 28 m
Beautiful Something Left Behind

Summary At Good Grief groups, children meet to understand the passing of a parent or a sibling through play, giving in to rage in 'the volcano room' and saying goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in 'the hospital room'. Over the course of a year, we follow the weekly meetings and get close to Kimmy, Nicky, Peter, Nora, Nolan and Mikayla and th...

Directed By: Katrine Philp

  • 2021
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2021
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 28 m

Beautiful Something Left Behind

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary At Good Grief groups, children meet to understand the passing of a parent or a sibling through play, giving in to rage in 'the volcano room' and saying goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in 'the hospital room'. Over the course of a year, we follow the weekly meetings and get close to Kimmy, Nicky, Peter, Nora, Nolan and Mikayla and th...

Directed By: Katrine Philp

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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Jan 7, 2021
Through it all Philps keeps her camera low the better to represent the children’s as-yet-unformed POV, both literally and emotionally
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 7, 2021
Katrine Philp’s documentary boldly argues for a clear-eyed frankness in talking to bereaved children about loss.
By Dan Rubins FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 7, 2021
It could be argued that the film needed a little more documentary-style explanation about how the facility works — how long children stay, the goals of the treatment, and so on. But ultimately, Philp can’t be blamed for stressing emotional engagement over exposition.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
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Jan 7, 2021
In the end, there is no denying An Elephant in the Room is a very earnest project and it is the kind of documentary that has a subject so strong and primordial to its existence that “appearances and effects” might bear little consequences to its overall appreciation.
By Hanna B. FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 7, 2021
Beautiful Something Left Behind, which won the documentary award at last year’s South by Southwest Film Festival when the film was called “An Elephant in the Room,” serves as a snapshot of kids in emotional crises, but sadly, little more.
By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 7, 2021
The film exudes empathy, as you'd expect, but struggles to find a compelling point of view.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Good Company Pictures
Release Date Jan 8, 2021
Duration 1 h 28 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulSomethingLeftBehind/
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Japan Prize
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Bergen International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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