Afterward
Abramorama | Release Date: January 10, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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4
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1
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 16, 2020
Some testimony here may rankle certain viewers, despite — or because of — Bloch’s attempt at evenhandedness. No matter, it’s a timely and essential portrait. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 9, 2020
Ofra Bloch is a psychotherapist, specializing in trauma, who always wanted to be a filmmaker. But it’s her actual profession, not her preferred one, that makes her documentary Afterward a valuable document. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiJan 9, 2020
The resulting emotions are complex, and Bloch, here directing her first feature, can be excused for allowing a few of the scenes to stray. But by the end of the documentary, she and many of her subjects posit that it’s possible to learn from history and to change, and to trust each other a little more. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 9, 2020
At its most powerful, the film movingly illustrates the myriad ways in which the past haunts the present and the healing power of communication. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloJan 10, 2020
While Bloch's emotions and thoughts about the Holocaust and the Israeli occupation are deeply felt, the documentary’s finer points are a little less clear. Read full review
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