The film emerges as a devastating personal drama, a suspenseful horror story and a powerful statement about life under a repressive regime.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
8 Feb 2008
fresh:
Observes with ruthless, artful precision. While plunging a knife through your soul.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
15 Feb 2008
fresh:
A brilliant and discomfiting film.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
28 Feb 2008
fresh:
Cristian Mungiu's masterful chronicle is impressive above all for the way it respects the audience, expecting them to follow the implications of its multifaceted tale without always spelling them out.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
29 Feb 2008
fresh:
[A] brilliant, suspenseful, absolutely riveting film.