Against the Tide
Deckert Distribution | Release Date: November 24, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
84
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New York TimesDevika GirishNov 23, 2023
Sarvnik Kaur’s breathtaking documentary about Indigenous fishermen in Mumbai, India, dispels the myth that cinematic beauty has to do with the power of the camera or the glossiness of the image. Shot by Ashok Meena, the film finds beauty, simply, in perspective. Read full review
83
IndieWireSiddhant AdlakhaNov 3, 2023
Kaur creates a vital portrait of the intersection between the spiritual and industrial in the world’s most religious nation, grounded in the poignant interpersonal drama between friends, families and communities. In moving fashion, she captures how the effects of climate change ripple far beyond the shore, into the homes of those who depend on the sea not for their living, but for their cultural identities. Read full review
80
Film ThreatHanna B.Nov 3, 2023
The movie enables viewers to witness firsthand how indigenous people are unable to keep their cultures. It also looks at how society has corrupted men and has forever changed ancestral traditions. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyNov 22, 2023
Against the Tide, a documentary directed by Sarvnik Kaur, depicts environmental disaster with an intimate lens. Read full review
75
The Film StageMichael FrankNov 3, 2023
It’s moving in its minuteness, in the difficulty of daily living for two men trying to survive an intensive, low-income job. Still, it returns to the issue of friendship and how, as people age, they begin to grow apart. Read full review
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