Father Soldier Son
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 17, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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1
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90
Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustJul 21, 2020
Father Soldier Son is a demanding film, a sometimes brutal story told with immense empathy. There is sorrow and joy; success and failure; marriage, birth and death. The Eisches are a tough crew, absorbing the challenges and even tragedy with a fragile resilience. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreJul 15, 2020
Father Soldier Son can be compared to the controversial Vietnam era doc “Hearts and Minds,” as well as the sober WWII’s aftermath “The Best Years of Our Lives,”in its focus, its intimacy and its politics. Read full review
83
The PlaylistAsher LubertoAug 6, 2020
Father, Soldier, Son doesn’t show bias toward the highs or the lows. Rather, it depicts Brian’s life as a mixture of love and loss, pain and recovery, birth, death, and rebirth. What emerges is an unforgettable portrait of a life in flux. Read full review
80
VarietyLisa KennedyJul 17, 2020
Finely cut gem of a documentary. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJul 16, 2020
It’s research of a profoundly affecting kind — a study of love and devotion, and the toll taken by machine-gun bullets on a body, a gallant spirit and a family. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowJul 17, 2020
Directors Leslye Davis and Catrin Einhorn present the film in an intimate, unobtrusive, understated style. They have the luxury of time so everyone on screen is completely relaxed and open, seemingly forgetting the cameras are there. Spending years with the family gives the story additional scope and depth. Read full review
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TheWrapSteve PondJul 16, 2020
What is says is sobering and at times disturbing, which gives the film a quiet power even if it’s at times frustrating. Read full review
70
TimeStephanie ZacharekJul 17, 2020
Its easygoing structure may also be what makes it feel so intimate. Davis and Einhorn — both of whom are New York Times reporters — don’t have to spell out codes of masculinity, familial duty and love for one’s country. Instead, we’re allowed to bear witness as Eisch and his family show us what those values mean to them. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJessica KiangJul 16, 2020
Like life, it sometimes skips years, only to land on an evening that feels like an epoch. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJul 16, 2020
The result is a deeply intimate and revealing family portrait that proves admirable in its objectivity if occasionally frustrating in its sprawling sketchiness. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJul 14, 2020
It’s an intimate portrait that at times borders on meandering but it remains free of judgment throughout, with Einhorn and Davis using their background as journalists to let the story happen without coercion or commentary. Read full review
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