11 Flowers
First Run Features | Release Date: February 22, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 21, 2013
Delicate and autobiographical (Wang Han was the director’s name when he was a child, and the story is constructed from his boyhood memories), 11 Flowers clings steadfastly to its youthful point of view. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineCaroline MacKenzieFeb 18, 2013
Because of its choice in subjectivity, and despite the film's historical context, 11 Flowers firmly elevates the experience of the personal over the political. Read full review
80
NPRMark JenkinsFeb 22, 2013
His latest, the earthy yet subtly evocative 11 Flowers, is in the same mode as the one that's best known in the U.S., 2001's "Beijing Bicycle." Both are simple, resonant tales of youths who have something taken from them. Read full review
63
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeFeb 21, 2013
11 Flowers boils down to a coming-of-age tale merged with a why-dunit — not unlike “To Kill a Mockingbird” — but the plot is molasses-slow, as threads are dropped, picked up and dropped again. Read full review
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMar 1, 2013
Ends up being foreign but familiar, artful and honest, as well as beautiful and believable. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanFeb 21, 2013
Wang Xiaoshuai’s gently engrossing coming-of-age tale isn’t strikingly unique, but it does possess the heartfelt confidence that comes from autobiographical influence — and natural talent. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearFeb 19, 2013
Once the murderer starts relying on the lad’s kindness, all the preceding kid stuff starts to take on a purposefully sour tang. Read full review
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