Breastmilk
Cavu Pictures | Release Date: May 7, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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70
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenMay 15, 2014
Audiences will find themselves face to face with their own prejudices, assumptions and, perhaps, squeamishness. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangMay 13, 2014
Ben-Ari seems just as invested, if not more so, in the social and psychological obstacles that can make breastfeeding problematic, and she explores them with impressive rigor, sensitivity and a refreshing lack of judgment, listening intently while prescribing little. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 6, 2014
Empathetic and nosy, Ms. Ben-Ari is no unequivocal cheerleader for breast over bottle: If anything, her subjects’ time-consuming struggles and evident exhaustion could put a damper on the natural-feeding plans of the most sanguine new parent. Yet the film isn’t a downer. Read full review
70
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeMay 6, 2014
Ben-Ari elegantly conveys the crippling social pressures that arise when a woman suggests that she might be allowed agency over her own body and that of her child, without adding any words of her own. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Geoff PevereJul 31, 2014
There could be a fascinating and illuminating movie in this. Read full review
30
The DissolveMike D'AngeloMay 7, 2014
A mid-film montage of nipples squirting milk high into the air like the Bellagio fountains shows Ben-Ari has a sense of style and humor, but her general approach is tediously earnest, resulting in a documentary with such niche appeal (just parents with breastfeeding problems, basically) that it belongs on a library’s self-help shelf. Read full review
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