Eternal Spring
ARTE | Release Date: October 14, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Amil NiaziNov 7, 2022
From the very first scenes of the Canadian documentary Eternal Spring, you’re thrust into a thrilling, all-consuming film that challenges traditional documentary tropes and finds a way to tell a winding, difficult story with brilliant ease. Read full review
85
Film ThreatAlan NgFeb 6, 2023
Eternal Spring is a beautiful film about freedom. It’s also a film that is currently flying under the radar, rife with controversy but is well worth seeking out for a serious evening of cinema. Read full review
80
Screen DailyTim GriersonNov 7, 2022
Featuring vivid animation inspired by Daxiong’s drawings, the film is somber and hushed, able to stir emotions without resorting to manipulative tricks. Read full review
80
The GuardianCath ClarkeNov 7, 2022
This is a painful, important film, made more urgent in light of China’s tightening of religious freedoms and human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarNov 7, 2022
Distinctively incisive on an emotional level, the film applauds the bravery of its participants to relive a painful shared trauma and create a permanent testament of what they endured. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerOct 26, 2022
Gorgeously animated in 3D in Daxiong's signature, hyperdetailed/hyperstylized artwork, Eternal Spring is a chronicle of dissidence, and Daxiong's attempts to come to terms with how the movement got to this point of non-violent resistance - an act with which he disagreed because of the backlash. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 24, 2022
Through Daxiong’s vivid and realistic drawings, rendered into mid-grade animation in assistance of a gripping story, we get to know not only persecuted Falun Gong survivors, but those who perished opposing the one-party dictatorship. Read full review
67
Original-CinLiam LaceySep 26, 2022
Though the emotional appeal of this story of resistance to brutal repression is genuinely moving, the documentary has limitations in both style and content. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 13, 2022
While the animation gives the documentary some distinction, the narrative can’t entirely shake the sense that this momentous but brief episode is scaled more for a short than a feature. Read full review
25
IndieWireJude DryNov 7, 2022
The story of Eternal Spring deserves to be told — but Loftus’ film falls victim to the kind of insidious propaganda members of Falun Gong once tried to fight. Read full review
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