Call Her Ganda
Breaking Glass Pictures | Release Date: September 21, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 20, 2018
Handling its complex issues and complicated plot developments with forceful clarity, the film proves simultaneously heartbreaking and inspirational. Read full review
75
Film ThreatNorman GidneySep 20, 2018
Call Her Ganda is not a bad documentary, but it is one with entirely too much to say in one 93 minute piece. Brevity is the soul of wit, but in this case, focus would be the soul of the debate. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJuan BarquinSep 27, 2018
Call Her Ganda works best when it’s focused on Laude and the case of her murder, an overwhelming showcase of empathy and persistence in the face of American racism and transmisogyny. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 27, 2018
Even with its stumbling nature, though, Call Her Ganda is still a valiant effort to fuse inquiry, testimony, heart and protest in dealing with its complex intertwining of facts and issues. Read full review
60
The New York TimesKen JaworowskiSep 20, 2018
Call Her Ganda (“ganda” means “beautiful” in Tagalog) remains commendable for its focus on the case, and for its insistence that the crime against Ms. Laude not be forgotten. Read full review
50
VarietyNick SchagerSep 20, 2018
With access to only one side of its central conflict, and a scattershot approach that skims over key details and points of interest, this well-intentioned documentary leaves audiences feeling like they’re only getting part of a much larger story. Read full review
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