Nataliia Serebriakova

… spectacle without substance: a film that gestures toward scandal and intensity but offers little emotional resonance or intellectual insight in return.

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… despite all its strengths, the film leaves a slightly familiar aftertaste.

There is a particular kind of fatigue that settles over a filmmaker once his signature has been noticed too many times, and Jafar Panahi, joining a press conference for It

… not only a story about vengeance and recognition, but a piercing reflection on collective trauma and moral paralysis in a society broken by fear.

… a sharply observed satire about proximity and privilege.

… a work of remarkable emotional precision — understated, unresolved, and difficult to shake off.

… a strong example of contemporary Eastern European cinema at its best — a film that transforms post-socialist realities, economic inequality, corruption and historical trauma into a deeply human story.

… demanding in its form and heavy in its subject, but its ambition and sincerity make it a significant contribution to contemporary documentary cinema.

… wise and finely observed comedy of relationships …