Bread & Roses
Apple Original Films | Release Date (Streaming): November 22, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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9
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90
VarietyCatherine BrayNov 21, 2024
This film is a necessary howl of rage, one that argues cogently — via the simple expedient of capturing life as it is lived — that to ignore what it happening in Afghanistan is to condemn half the population of the country to oppression under a dictatorship that is both political and personal. Read full review
90
Screen DailyAllan HunterNov 21, 2024
Bread And Roses conveys the full nightmare of what has happened to women in Afghanistan, but it becomes a celebration of resistance rather than a lament for what has been lost. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeNov 26, 2024
Powerful and enraging. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 22, 2024
The film ends with a terrifying question about the fate of one of the women. It spreads an existential chill. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeNov 21, 2024
The clashes between Afghan women and the Taliban forces oppressing them is captured with clear-eyed honesty and a compassionate eye in Bread and Roses Read full review
75
IndieWireHarrison RichlinNov 22, 2024
What comes through most by the time Bread & Roses wraps up is that our responsibility now is not to ourselves, but to future generations, to ready them to face down their aggressors instead of merely accepting their will. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyNov 22, 2024
It's no coincidence that outspoken women are often seen as a threat in conservative governments looking to unambiguously establish and advance a patriarchal order. This truth rarely comes into more urgent focus than in Afghan director Sahra Mani's harrowing, Jennifer Lawrence-produced documentary "Bread & Roses," a vital account of present-day Afghanistan under the Taliban. Read full review
70
ColliderJason GorberNov 22, 2024
In a land where truth is habitually stripped away in favor of political and religious control, Bread & Roses serves as a reminder of the bravery of those who sacrificed all for the love of their country and community. Read full review
70
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanNov 21, 2024
While the immediacy of the storytelling may blur out precise details, it excels at building stakes. Read full review
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