77
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeIt’s a delicate, thoughtful film, moving and real.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerThe Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerAurel’s artwork is less detailed and more cartoonish than Bartolí’s, but no less evocative, especially in his choice of colors.
- 80Screen DailyLisa NesselsonScreen DailyLisa NesselsonA harsh history lesson as well as a good yarn, this visually arresting endeavour registers strongly at a time when refugees account for a record 1% of the world’s population.
- 80VarietyAlissa SimonVarietyAlissa SimonThe strong subject matter as well as the eponymous subject’s storied life makes one wish for a longer running time than 72 minutes.
- 70The New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe New York TimesNicolas RapoldThe 74-minute film leaps among time frames without much warning. Occasionally, the screen erupts into crackling black-and-white images drawn directly from Bartolí’s work — as if torn from the very pages of his sketchbooks.