Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
It's one of those movies where questions like "Why didn't they do that?" or "Wait, what's their relationship?" keep popping up. And for the most part, those questions never get answered.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
17 Dec 2010
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A poignant, haunting study of well-intentioned but doomed folly, embodied by a heroine whose bravery renders her blind to the world that is crumbling around her.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan 2011
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A thoughtful, if sometimes frustrating, tale of a Frenchwoman caught in the middle of a civil war in an unidentified African country.
– Cary Darling,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan 2011
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White Material is unhurried in its storytelling but unshakable in its impact.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
31 Jan 2011
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A maddening movie that gives the viewer plenty to think about, but little to care about.