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Lilting

2014 · 1h 31m · N/A Drama
Directed by Hong Khaou

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Overview

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

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All reviews
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Hong, who makes his feature debut here, has a masterful command of rhythm, beautifully weaving each strand of the narrative around that momentous opening scene.

Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten

A more fitting title for the film would be "Limping."

Peter Keough, Boston Globe
Fresh

If "Lilting" was a play, it would run for months.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

It is, as the title suggests, sweet - but also slight.

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post
Fresh

Guilt hangs over "Lilting," a suffocating haze so thick that it permeates every unspoken, non-understood word between characters trying to traverse a frustrating gulf of language and grief.

Thomas Lee, San Francisco Chronicle

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