Fresh
Ristovski's debut feature is unremittingly grim and powerful.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
As Macedonia faces its difficult transition, a boy escapes into a world of his own creation.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It is not often that one is confronted with a cinematic social statement so nihilistic and so devoid of hope -- not merely for an individual, but for the whole world around him.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
Drab, despairing and pointless.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Marko is clearly a stand-in for an exhausted country, and the symbolism is, at times, oppressively heavy. But Ristovski needs us to feel his nation's torment, and he succeeds.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Though its downward trajectory may be obvious, the script is a marvel of clarity, economy and metaphor.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
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