Habermann
Corinth Films | Release Date: August 5, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
2
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2
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70
The Hollywood ReporterKarsten Kastelan Aug 1, 2011
The film has its flaws in storytelling due to the unwieldy size of its narrative but strong performances and an unwavering observation of inhumanity on all sides make Habermann a provocative film. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineJesse CataldoAug 1, 2011
Habermann may not be a pragmatic classic of the "Army of Shadows" mold, but it falls within the upper-mid bracket of WWII movies because it doesn't attempt to understand or define the tragedy it approaches. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMark HolcombAug 2, 2011
A World War II melodrama with a hook - affluent Germans as sympathetic victims - Habermann does a credible job of personalizing a period of the war largely unknown outside the Czech Republic. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleAug 4, 2011
The depictions of cosmopolitan Germans and mostly avaricious, bestial Czechs are likely to stir strong emotions among some viewers, but over all Habermann is more potboiler than political or historical statement. Read full review
30
VarietyJohn AndersonAug 8, 2011
More soap opera than high drama, the film is confused and confusing, and tedious to boot. Read full review
20
Time OutNick SchagerAug 2, 2011
Based on a true story that culminated with the expulsion of 3 million Germans from Czechoslovakia, the film leaps through years with a rapidity that negates a good deal of its sweep. Read full review
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