The admirable feminist agenda occasionally trips up the narrative, but the film's performances keep it on track.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
9 Mar 2007
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The portrayal of a wounded society is compelling, and the film ends on a very modestly hopeful note, appropriate for a country where the 'dreams' have been mostly painful.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
30 Mar 2007
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While Grbavica concerns a legacy of hatred, it's also optimistic about Bosnia's physical and emotional reconstruction. If the film's final image doesn't move you, you'd better check your pulse.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
13 Apr 2007
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Like its music, the film's emotions proceed from lament to screaming screed to chorus of hope.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
4 May 2007
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Grbavica increases in power as it progresses. It's a movie about the ways in which people yearn for healing and about the many obstacles that work to prevent it.