Costa Brava, Lebanon
Kino Lorber | Release Date: July 15, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpSep 18, 2021
For a movie about government incompetence married to government malfeasance, Costa Brava, Lebanon is surprisingly funny. Read full review
91
Original-CinLiam LaceyAug 10, 2022
Within the back and forth of family squabbles and warm moments, there are also sprinkles of magic realist beauty. Read full review
91
IndieWireJude DryJul 18, 2022
Costa Brava, Lebanon may be a fantasy memory of Lebanon’s past, but it’s alive and well in the hearts of its people. Read full review
90
New York Magazine (Vulture)Roxana HadadiJul 22, 2022
Akl and Clara Roqet’s script provides depth to these characters and immerses us in each of their perspectives and relationships — which shift along lines of blood and love. Read full review
90
TheWrapRonda Racha PenriceJul 14, 2022
Mounia Akl’s debut feature film Costa Brava, Lebanon is valiant filmmaking. Using the beauty of cinema to show the destruction of man’s cruelty to the environment is not just effective — it’s heartbreaking. Read full review
90
Screen DailyWendy IdeSep 18, 2021
Costa Brava, Lebanon is a terrific feature debut from Mounia Akl which works both as a compelling domestic drama and an elegant political allegory. Read full review
83
The Film StageJared MobarakSep 18, 2021
Akl provides the scenario a keen insight that only someone going through the same push and pull as the characters could. Read full review
75
Film ThreatSumner ForbesJul 21, 2022
A promising debut from a new international voice. Read full review
75
Film ThreatHanna B.Jul 15, 2022
While the narrative features magical realism, it lacks levity, which will probably make it less appealing to a select few. Nonetheless, this is something uniquely special and a perfect, alluring example of all that is wrong with the world we’re living in. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 15, 2022
The film’s images entangle us with the characters, which makes its indeterminate ending a little more disappointing than it might have been. But this post-cataclysm habitat is worth paying a visit anyway. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 7, 2022
A mix of overt shouting matches and subtler moments illustrate this war of wills, ideologies and parenting styles. And the odd hallucinatory reverie reminds the characters, and the viewer, that try as we might, there’s no wishing a big problem away when it comes bulldozing and dynamiting at your door. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAustin ConsidineJul 14, 2022
If a fuller sense of their humanity is sometimes lost to the ideas they serve, Akl has nonetheless produced a smart and sensitive film. Read full review
70
VarietyJessica KiangSep 18, 2021
The gentle wisdom it contains is less to do with activist and environmentalist issues and more attuned to country, family and lifestyle choices as abstract concepts, as all the things we mean by the word “home,” which is where Akl’s heart is. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichSep 18, 2021
When it comes to individual people and their hopes, fears and desires, Akl has a talent for both the surreal flourish and the grounded insight. In this case, the bigger picture and the larger point are what prove elusive, leaving the whole enterprise feeling sadly schematic. Read full review
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