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  • Alfama Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • Alfama Films
  • 1 h 52 m
Barrage

Summary Catherine returns to Luxembourg from Switzerland following a period of ten years during which her daughter Alba was raised by her own mother Elisabeth. From the side of the tennis court, she watches Elisabeth coach Alba, her face clearly showing how well she remembers this mixture of stimulus and humiliation from her own childhood. The r...

Directed By: Laura Schroeder

Written By: Marie Nimier, Laura Schroeder

  • Alfama Films
  • 1 h 52 m
  • Alfama Films
  • 1 h 52 m

Barrage

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
54
User Score User reviews are not available yet

Summary Catherine returns to Luxembourg from Switzerland following a period of ten years during which her daughter Alba was raised by her own mother Elisabeth. From the side of the tennis court, she watches Elisabeth coach Alba, her face clearly showing how well she remembers this mixture of stimulus and humiliation from her own childhood. The r...

Directed By: Laura Schroeder

Written By: Marie Nimier, Laura Schroeder

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
54
29% Positive
2 Reviews
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
54
29% Positive
2 Reviews
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Feb 17, 2017
The director has a novelist’s attention to nuance, and Barrage is at its best during the scenes in which Catherine and Alba are casually trying to redraw their boundaries.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 17, 2017
The style is minimalist and meandering but does eventually add up to an unsettling portrait of three generations connected by blood if not affection.
By Lisa Nesselson FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 17, 2017
After a taut, flinty opening that sees Huppert and Chammah sparring to quietly heart-ripping effect, the air trickles out of this sensitive but cliché-laced drama
By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 17, 2017
The film is more of a character study than a full-fledged family drama, though one that benefits from strong, naturalistic performances by castmembers that seem to know one another all too well.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 17, 2017
It’s a generational drama anchored by three great performances, but it feels rather distinctly average — and it’s hard to make Isabelle Huppert look average.
By Ed Frankl FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 17, 2017
It’s an anticlimactic oddity of a film, and a slightly wasted opportunity – but with curiosity value.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 17, 2017
Sadly, Schroeder lacks the confidence required to elevate this average drama into something more substantial.
By Patrick Gamble FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Red Lion Sarl, Entre Chien et Loup, MACT Productions, Proximus, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg, La Wallonie, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Philophon
Duration 1 h 52 m
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Awards

Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Jeonju Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
• 1 Nomination

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