La sierra
First Run Features | Release Date: November 10, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The tragic victims in "City of God" are played by actors while those in La Sierra are flesh-and-blood real. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
The intense focus on this trio makes for good portraiture, but it left me hungry for more about the social context that shaped them. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJoshua Land
A stark, relentlessly deglamorized vision of ghetto life, La Sierra is essential viewing for anyone who ponied up for the aestheticized amorality of the Brazilian "City of God." Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Posing proudly with their rifles or musing matter-of-factly about their own deaths, the boys are tragic enough. But it's the girls who break your heart, stoic and wise beyond their years. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
The story of how La Sierra moves from a seemingly pointless war to an unexpected peace is a thrilling one, although the impact of seeing what becomes of these three kids is devastating. Read full review
40
VarietyRobert Koehler
Result is a loose personal piece of reportage that places people over ideas and larger issues, and reveals the pic's severe limitations long before a surprisingly upbeat ending. Read full review
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