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  • 2019
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2019
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary Aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. The film is a visceral wake-up call that humans are no match for the sheer force and capricious will of Earth’s most precious element. From the precarious frozen waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal to Miami in the throes of Hurrica...

Directed By: Victor Kossakovsky

Written By: Aimara Reques, Victor Kossakovsky

  • 2019
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2019
  • PG
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 30 m

Aquarela

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 10 User Ratings
5.6
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Summary Aquarela takes audiences on a deeply cinematic journey through the transformative beauty and raw power of water. The film is a visceral wake-up call that humans are no match for the sheer force and capricious will of Earth’s most precious element. From the precarious frozen waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal to Miami in the throes of Hurrica...

Directed By: Victor Kossakovsky

Written By: Aimara Reques, Victor Kossakovsky

Where to Watch

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
80
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10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Aug 19, 2019
Aquarela is truly a theatrical experience that benefits from the dark, distraction-free nature of the theater, in which the cycles of water, from frozen lakes to hurricanes, becomes an all-consuming force.
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90
Aug 15, 2019
The movie, like the elemental forces we continue to exacerbate, never explains itself. Surrender to it, though, and a narrative - of spectacle, conflict and retaliation - will eventually become clear.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
83
Aug 13, 2019
Aquarela is first and foremost a spectacle. When the Apocalyptica music is cranked up high, and the screen’s awash in dazzlingly sharp, hypnotically swirling images of cresting waves, viewers could certainly take a moment to contemplate the importance of water to our global ecosystem. Or they could just drink it in.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 15, 2019
Aquarela takes a deep dive into watery realms around the world, offering up an experience that can truly be described as immersive.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 16, 2019
This is a purely sensationalistic cinematic experience that paradoxically encourages reflection and contemplation.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
63
Aug 27, 2019
It’s a pretty interesting nature documentary as far as it goes. But given its globe-trotting scope and the risky location work involved for the filmmakers, it’s a tiny bit strange Aquarela goes only so far.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 21, 2019
So just showing a glacier breaking off, or a hurricane in full force, doesn’t prove there is climate change. Perhaps if Kossakovsky had provided some context — something to indicate this is happening more frequently, for example — Aquarela might have had more impact. Then it would have been more than just a series of pretty pictures.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion, Aconite Productions, Danish Documentary Production, Louverture Films, BFI Film Fund
Release Date Aug 16, 2019
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline It's Her World, We're Just Living In It.
Website https://www.sonyclassics.com/aquarela/
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Awards

Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 4 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 4 Nominations
El Gouna Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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