Fresh
The technique works well here to create the tension and worry that comes from seeing a lead character constantly moving away from the camera.
Linda Holmes, NPR
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Children of Sarajevo
Overview
A microcosm of the fathomless suffering that remains more than 16 years since the siege of Sarajevo ended, writer-director Aida Begic’s follow-up to her 2008 Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize-winning debut Snow tells the story of two orphaned siblings struggling in a transitional society where only the fittest survive.
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Fresh
Shows a filmmaker whose passion for her subject has now twinned with a maturing proficiency to deliver a drama of some power.
Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter
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