In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery
Seventh Art Releasing | Release Date: November 18, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreNov 16, 2011
Most people wouldn't expect a film that's inherently about death (and, to a lesser extent, the Holocaust) to be uplifting, but the gentle, tender documentary In Heaven, Underground ultimately achieves it. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJan 12, 2012
It may not sound like it, but In Heaven, Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery is a playful, poetic and all-around charming documentary, an off-center look at an unusual institution. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDavid DeWittNov 17, 2011
The sense of place may be expected, but it's also poetic and exquisite. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoNov 18, 2011
An oddity: an upbeat film about a cemetery. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearNov 15, 2011
As a micro-to-macro tour of Germany's fraught relationship with its Jewish citizens, In Heaven Underground couldn't be more connective; as a straight doc, its aesthetic choices couldn't be more confusing. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick PinkertonNov 15, 2011
The film is flecked with moments of interest, though this decidedly minor and not particularly cinematographic affair is clearly best suited to television. Read full review
30
VarietyJay WeissbergNov 14, 2011
Her (Wauer) attempt to relieve uncomfortable events with happy stories makes for a disturbing superficiality, and a "make your own Jewish grave" student project is plain offensive. Score is omnipresent and insufferable. Read full review
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