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It explores its existential themes with a confidence which sometimes verges on vulgarity but which never descends into mere pretension.

A quietly enjoyable film with a sense of the old-fashioned about it and a few bursts of humour to cut through the air of melancholy and suspicion.

The director drops her audience into the lives of these two women and lets the rhythm of their lives guide the narrative.

Jude masterfully keeps the audience attached to the screen for almost three hours without relying on heightened tensions or conventional plot twists.

DaCosta has managed to create something which feels acutely contemporary and fresh.

There is no question that Petzold is his own film-maker.

Chuat and Reymond’s début feature is grounded in a deep reality.

The end result may look good but it never feels distinctive despite the wealth of talent involved in front of and behind the camera.

Petzold depicts a country in shock, where everyone is trying to rediscover a sense of self and where survival may be viewed less a miracle than something unbearable in the face of so many losses.

Keeps the viewer enthralled throughout.

Phantom chimes at night produce an atmosphere that could tumble into horror movie territory, but the real damage is done during the day.

This is, in places, a deeply disturbing film... yet the touching scenes, when they come, have a surprisingly emotional depth.