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It's Only the End of the World

2016 · 1h 39m · N/A Drama
Directed by Xavier Dolan

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Overview

Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

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All reviews
45%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It maintains an almost unbearable tension throughout its 95-minute running time, as an A-list cast of French actors tear into each other over long-simmering family conflicts, the camera just inches from their faces.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten

A wonderful cast are sadly wasted on this screeching melodrama.

Catherine Bray, Time Out
Rotten

This is one of those dysfunctional-family angstfests that one finds either powerfully cathartic or nigh-well intolerable. I fall into the latter camp.

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club
Rotten

A disappointment, even for the Dolan faithful.

Jon Frosch, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

Dolan has found a way to exasperate and exhaust his audience, but he has also achieved a completely unexpected catharsis at the end of an agonizing hour and a half. Standing there on the grave of dreams, he knows why the caged bird sings.

Peter Debruge, Variety

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