A River Below
| Release Date: November 3, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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100
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniNov 2, 2017
The intoxicating A River Below contains elements of immersive nature documentaries and shocking wildlife exposes (like Blackfish and The Cove), but director Mark Grieco’s profile of two driven conservationists tells a more slippery tale. Read full review
90
Screen DailyAllan HunterNov 2, 2017
Director Mark Grieco grabs our attention by going beyond the obvious. Exploring the consequences of well-intentioned actions and providing a sense of the much bigger picture transforms A River Below into an unexpectedly compelling proposition. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenNov 2, 2017
Vividly photographed by René Diaz and adroitly edited by Dan Swietlik, A River Below skillfully — and quite compellingly — navigates the murky complexities of contemporary reality filmmaking. Read full review
80
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiNov 2, 2017
The truth turns into a tangled mess in A River Below, a bold and urgent documentary whose seemingly straightforward story quickly runs awry. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkNov 2, 2017
Unintentionally timely, A River Below may be read as a Trump-era document, a tale of environmentalists versus local industry. Read full review
70
VarietyNick SchagerNov 2, 2017
In the stories of both men, Grieco’s film highlights the double-edged nature of eye-opening visuals, which are just as apt to enrage others and endanger the messenger as they are to achieve noble ends. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJacob OllerNov 2, 2017
A River Below is pure investigative journalism. Read full review
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