9
… at turns intense, heartfelt and life-affirming, character study, finely observed in extreme close-up.
8
There’s so much to love here, but ultimately, it’s the beautiful, delicately realised love story that is the beating heart of this film …
6.3
… puts the ‘slow’ into slowburn.
6
The intended blend of noir and thriller elements with political conspiracies and the shady dealings of multinational lobbies is a potent mix with loads of promise that is sadly unrealised
8.5
A Ravaging Wind begins with an arresting and stunningly realised opening scene – so good that you wonder if the rest if the rest of the film can live up
Fluid hand-held camera work keeps this story moving, although it does plod along towards a grisly conclusion.
… a fine document of a place and time in flux.
...fans of moody crime stories looking for their next suspenseful hit will get enough...
...a well-crafted journey to a horrible place.