On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s top war photojournalists - gets badly hurt. Back home, another bomb drops as her husband and daughters give her an ultimatum: her work or her family.
Poppe crafts some powerful scenes that pose questions not easily answered.
– Sheri Linden,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Oct 2014
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This potent Norwegian drama by Erik Poppe, himself a veteran war photographer, opens with a gripping sequence.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
6 Nov 2014
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The whole cast is good, but as always, all roads lead to Binoche, who is wonderful.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Oct 2014
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Poppe can't match the stunning opener of Binoche photographing a suicide bomber in Kabul with scenes of domesticity. But Binoche never falters. She's the film's fire and grieving heart.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct 2014
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What makes "1,000 Times Good Night" more than a dramatic essay on wartime journalism is Ms. Binoche's wrenchingly honest portrayal ...