As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.
Despite the whiff of a Hollywood ending, "Even the Rain" is a refreshing import.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
11 Mar 2011
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Director Iciar Bollain remains such an extraordinary director of actors that in every scene some surprising nuance counters the literalism of the script.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
15 Apr 2011
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The most outstanding performance comes from Aduviri, an indigenous Aymara from Bolivia, who was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at Spain's Oscars, the Goyas.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
5 May 2011
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A film within a film within a film, Even the Rain holds up a hall of mirrors to the Third World and invites us to look in.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
6 May 2011
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Bollain and Laverty offer a cutting, self-critical analysis of their medium while finding an honest and effective perspective on history...