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75 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Martel intimately explores the burgeoning sexuality and religious fervor of two teenage girls, Amalia (Alche) and her best friend, Josefina (Zylberberg). Artfully piecing together a mosaic of nuanced details, fragments of sounds, and small moments, Martel creates a potent and specific portrait of adolescent life. (Lita Stantic Producciones SA)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Superbly cast, evocatively directed.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    In stripping her potentially lurid material of salacious appeal, Martel also makes it murky and oddly arid, a mind-numbing exercise rather than an experience.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    30
    Feels like something I know is supposed to be good for me, but that I just couldn't stomach.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. MarcK.
    2
    I rented this movie because of the high MetaCritic score. Instead, I saw one of the worst films of 2005. The first hour of the picture wasn't even necessary...hardly anything happened. And here I was hanging in there for the ending, only to see credits rolling! Other appropriate adjectives to describe this movie: excruciating, pointless and pretentious.… Expand
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