Nicholas Connor has kept things simple here, and it pays off.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Nicholas Connor has kept things simple here, and it pays off.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An accomplished portrait that presents something much more human than we're used to in this context.

~ Jennie Kermode -

An accomplished portrait that presents something much more human than we're used to in this context.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is a credit to Graafmans as a director that the film does not become hopelessly depressing to watch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is a credit to Graafmans as a director that the film does not become hopelessly depressing to watch.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is never pushy when it comes to the worst of what happened in the bush, and the fact it's only hinted at makes its monstrous effect all the clearer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is never pushy when it comes to the worst of what happened in the bush, and the fact it's only hinted at makes its monstrous effect all the clearer.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The director talks about a "sense of play" in the press notes but are the audience really playing if they don't know the rules ahead of time?

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The director talks about a "sense of play" in the press notes but are the audience really playing if they don't know the rules ahead of time?

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film wears its story lightly. Even when Simón is dealing with heavier themes her focus is on Frida and her emotions.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film wears its story lightly. Even when Simón is dealing with heavier themes her focus is on Frida and her emotions.

~ Amber Wilkinson -