Mediterranea
Sundance Selects | Release Date: November 20, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesStephen HoldenNov 19, 2015
This calm, hardheaded film never sacrifices its toughness for a swooning, misty-eyed moment of hope. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayNov 19, 2015
There’s a specificity to Mediterranea that at times makes it feel like an actual documentary. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnOct 21, 2015
It renders a global crisis in strikingly intimate terms. Read full review
80
Village VoiceNick SchagerNov 17, 2015
The film proves a piercing character study whose narrow view frustrates complete empathy. Read full review
80
The GuardianJordan HoffmanOct 21, 2015
If a movie as rich and understanding as Mediterranea suddenly appeared every time we read about a difficult issue in the paper, maybe all of the world’s problems could be solved. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyOct 21, 2015
The unselfconscious naturalness of the nonprofessional cast yields no shortage of sharply observed moments. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGodfrey CheshireNov 20, 2015
Where “Black Lives Matter” has become a rallying cry in the U.S., Jonas Carpignano’s sharply crafted Mediterranea voices a counterpart for African immigrants in southern Italy: “Stop shooting blacks!” Read full review
75
Slant MagazineClayton DillardNov 16, 2015
The film is unwaveringly attentive to problematizing the dividing line between predator and prey. Read full review
75
The PlaylistJessica KiangOct 21, 2015
For the most part an assured film, confident in both the drama and the truth of the scenario it observes, this ground-level view of the immigrant experience feels both pinpoint specific and all too representative of the obstacles and attitudes that face so many illegals, in so many parts of the world. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeOct 21, 2015
While many of their feelings are universally relatable, it can be hard work trying to follow what these two characters are thinking at any given moment, in part because of Carpignano’s grainy, handheld style. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiNov 19, 2015
Writer-director Jonas Carpignano glosses over much of the sociopolitical context in his depictions of the chain of events. Read full review
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