Karl Marx City
Bond/360 | Release Date: March 29, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMar 29, 2017
In its haphazard search for facts, it happens upon a great many truths about how we see each other, and the price we pay for looking too closely. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyMar 28, 2017
Karl Marx City is at heart a psychological family drama—the story of a tightly knit household that outlived an oppressive society, only to find itself faced with a doubt about the past that amounts to an existential quandary. Read full review
83
The PlaylistAndrew CrumpMar 23, 2017
It’s a remarkable picture of inbound focus and outbound ambitions. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangApr 20, 2017
Shot in evocative black and white, Karl Marx City is a sleek, absorbing detective story, a fascinating primer on mass surveillance in the pre-Snowden era, and a roving memoir of East German life. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMar 29, 2017
Karl Marx City, Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein’s unsettling new documentary, is a smart, highly personal addition to the growing syllabus of distressingly relevant cautionary political tales. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonMar 23, 2017
A key joy of Karl Marx City is its strong, arty aesthetic. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJake ColeMar 26, 2017
Petra Epperlein's personal ties to the subject matter provides the documentary with a necessary anchor point. Read full review
70
VarietyScott TobiasMar 23, 2017
Epperlein offers Karl Marx City as her own act of painful transparency, an essential warning about what happens to societies when ordinary citizens are being watched. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMar 29, 2017
As too often happens in nonfiction movies, their exploration of these concepts is undermined by ill-considered execution. Read full review
42
The Film StageDiana DrummMar 23, 2017
Oscillating between personal documentary and a scattered historical record, Karl Marx City leaves dramatic tension and narrative threads by the wayside in favor of casting wide thematic webs. Read full review
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