Fresh
Mundruczo works this stock tale into a deliberately paced parable of desire and dread.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Overview
A man comes home to meet his mother and sister after many years away. He finds his mother living with a new boyfriend, and his sister to be grown-up. He begins to settle down in this new place by building a new home for himself on the delta. But when his sister moves in with him and the two begin a romance, there are tragic consequences.
Director and cast
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71%
Tomatometer
Rotten
For all its lofty thematic intentions, this thing has precious little to say.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Mundruczo generates a moderate amount of intrigue from the build-up but stubbornly resists handling his themes in any direct and digestible fashion.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh
A beautifully atmospheric vessel that will seem infinitely deep to some and chafingly dry to others.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Rotten
Unreal characters and story shackle this gloomy tale of unconventional love between a long-lost brother and sister.
Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter
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