A Journey in My Mother's Footsteps
Release Date: December 2, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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1

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60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierDec 1, 2011
There is also inspiration in watching her find herself by helping others. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinNov 29, 2011
(A) stirring, if inconclusive documentary. Read full review
50
VarietyRonnie ScheibNov 30, 2011
Part personal quest, part testimonial and part fund-raiser, A Journey in My Mother's Footsteps fulfills disparate agendas for helmer Dina Rosenmeier, a mildly resentful daughter wondering why her humanitarian mother prioritized orphaned Indian children over her own offspring. Read full review
40
The New York TimesPaul BrunickDec 1, 2011
Rosenmeier's tendency to insert herself at the center of the story - awkwardly drifting into the frame as she interviews local social workers, carefully inspecting institutions as if she were a high-profile ambassador - at first seems slightly immodest. Gradually, it suggests a deeply unsettling level of self-involvement. Read full review
30
Village VoiceViolet LuccaNov 29, 2011
Great achievements don't guarantee great documentary - or, as A Journey in My Mother's Footsteps proves, they don't even secure a mediocre one. Read full review
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