Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle
It's hard not to come away in awe of a director in complete control of every frame.
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| 90 |
Los Angeles Times
A wonder several times over.
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| 83 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Its overall effect is haunting, hypnotic and moving in a profound and unexpected way.
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| 80 |
Washington Post
Extraordinarily poetic, suspenseful film.
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| 80 |
The New York Times
Sivan has accomplished something extraordinary: he has given political extremism a human face.
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| 75 |
New York Post
Visually gorgeous despite its low budget, The Terrorist is a haunting film.
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| 75 |
Chicago Sun-Times
If you have ever wondered what kind of person volunteers to become a human bomb, and what they think about in the days before their death, this film wonders, too.
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| 73 |
Mr. Showbiz
A remarkable debut, and its first half is a genuine jolt.
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| 70 |
TV Guide
Taut psychological thriller.
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| 70 |
LA Weekly
A heartbreaking reminder of all the wars whose frontlines are currently held by the very young, wars that have robbed them not only of family and friends, but of their childhoods as well.
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| 60 |
Village Voice
The movie's bold visual and psychological patterns, as well as its heavy immersion in the natural world, imbue Malli's journey with a folktale quality.
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| 60 |
Film.com
When it counts, this film is absolutely successful.
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| 50 |
Austin Chronicle
Breathtakingly gorgeous but ultimately thematically unsatisfying.
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| 40 |
Chicago Reader
The ideological reasons for the heroine's project aren't divulged, so I guess we're supposed to be fascinated simply by the fanaticism of her will, doubts and all. I wasn't.
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| 38 |
San Francisco Examiner
G. Alllen Johnson
The best-looking bad movie in years.
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