| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...an interesting documentary." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...a chilling story of cruelty and endurance." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a mix of dramatic and documentary techniques that hits like a shock wave." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"It's an important story to tell, but the execution isn't all it could be." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"...scenes carry a horrific charge, yet I wouldn't say they're well staged..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"It's a stinger, but it has the taste and smell of plastic." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...sometimes powerful but more often awkward..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...a wrenching and dismaying account of cruelty and bureaucratic indifference, a graphic tour of a place many citizens of Western democracies would prefer not to think about." more... |
B- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...a film that must be seen to understand the sad truths of our times." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...a disturbing picture of political wrongdoing." more... |
B |
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