Fresh
Unique and intoxicating, an art movie that grips like a thriller.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Overview
Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.
Director and cast
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Fresh
It is gripping, challenging, engrossing stuff, beginning to end. Seriously, what a film.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The film moves into psychedelic and violent territory, creating a perspective that is equally unreal and unforgettable.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
[Karamakate is] a frankly great character in a thoroughly gripping film.
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
Fresh
This stunning historical drama, shot mainly in black and white across the Amazon region of Colombia, focuses on a shaman who's approached at different points by white men seeking medicinal substances.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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