Seizes the attention from the brutal opening – and refuses to let go for an instant.

~ Richard Mowe -

Seizes the attention from the brutal opening – and refuses to let go for an instant.

~ Richard Mowe -

The characters feel shallow in comparison to the impressive action sequences.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The characters feel shallow in comparison to the impressive action sequences.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Sense of memory, sense of history, sense of time, envelop us like a high altitude fog.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Sense of memory, sense of history, sense of time, envelop us like a high altitude fog.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Slaboshpytskiy goes to show, first through Anna and then the actions of Sergey that some transactions can hold a lot more - and worse - than we have bargained for.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Slaboshpytskiy goes to show, first through Anna and then the actions of Sergey that some transactions can hold a lot more - and worse - than we have bargained for.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is by turns sad and disturbing - with occasional bouts of highly dubious dark humour.

~ Richard Mowe -

It is by turns sad and disturbing - with occasional bouts of highly dubious dark humour.

~ Richard Mowe -

This is a well structured and affecting piece of film-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

This is a well structured and affecting piece of film-making.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Riley really does listen to Marlon and, by extension, encourages us to.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Riley really does listen to Marlon and, by extension, encourages us to.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Poekel keeps things natural, letting Noel's sadness slowly permeate the atmosphere along with the scent of pine needles rather than ringing it out at high volume.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Poekel keeps things natural, letting Noel's sadness slowly permeate the atmosphere along with the scent of pine needles rather than ringing it out at high volume.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Centering on a beautifully observed performance by co-director Verónica Llinás, this is a film that treats its outsider heroine with dignity and reminds the viewer what it really takes to survive in this way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Centering on a beautifully observed performance by co-director Verónica Llinás, this is a film that treats its outsider heroine with dignity and reminds the viewer what it really takes to survive in this way.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s film is one entirely about small details.

~ Luke Shaw -

Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz’s film is one entirely about small details.

~ Luke Shaw -