Adam
Strand Releasing | Release Date (Streaming): March 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungJan 30, 2023
With great delicacy, [Maryam Touzani] shows how Moroccan society censures a woman who gives birth outside marriage — not a terribly original theme, but here it is made heartrending by the superb performances of Lubna Azabal and Nisrin Erradi in the lead roles. Read full review
80
VarietyJay WeissbergJan 30, 2023
Taking the stories of two women, both frozen in existential stasis, and bringing them together in a predictable yet deeply satisfying manner, the writer-director ensures this scrupulously even two-hander about grief, shame, and the redemption of motherhood doles out emotional comfort food that’s neither too sweet nor too heavy. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarMar 4, 2021
Subtly moving, Adam is a beautiful expression of untainted sorority. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 30, 2023
Deft performances from Lubna Azabal and Nisrin Erradi add heart and soul to this slender chronicle of a de facto family learning to rely on one another. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMar 4, 2021
In Maryam Touzani’s Adam, certain stylistic choices — a muted palette, the absence of a melodramatic score, hand-held camerawork — help temper sentimentality with verisimilitude. Read full review
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