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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA low-key character study whose gently repetitive rhythms mask an unusually keen sense of nuance and subtlety.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergThough the concept of the gendered gaze can be over-pushed in film theory circles, in this case there’s no mistaking Almada’s privileging of a woman’s perspective, with its sympathetic non-judgmental stance and sense of female solidarity.
- 50Village VoiceAbbey BenderVillage VoiceAbbey BenderAlmada deserves credit for creating a portrait of a character so often passed over onscreen: Doña is a woman in her sixties with a decidedly unglamorous life. But the relentless darkness here (both figuratively and literally — some of the shots of Doña in her home are shrouded in blackness) often proves more alienating than illuminating.