Nadia, Butterfly
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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1
Negative:
0
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83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichJul 30, 2020
It doesn’t help that Plante frustratingly writes around the palpable tension between the swimmers’ individual success and their value to each other as teammates. But if his film sometimes mistakes murkiness for ambiguity, it still resolves as a deeply felt (almost anthropological) look at a rare butterfly in search of the second chrysalis she needs to spread her wings and become herself all over again. Read full review
82
TheWrapSteve PondJul 30, 2020
For all the battles that Nadia wages when she’s in the water, this is a subdued and subtly powerful look at the unexpected perils of dry land. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAug 6, 2020
In a role that calls for much of her turbulence to be internalized, Savard, who is nearing the end of her own professional swimming career, is magnetic. You feel her unease, and both the weight and the release of her decision, at every turn. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzSep 17, 2020
The film is not quite a medallist. But it’s certainly a spirited contender. Read full review
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VarietyPeter DebrugeAug 5, 2020
It’s not Nadia’s fault — or Savard’s — that she’s a bore. That’s just the way this oddly incurious movie, which assumes too much of its audience, has made her out to be. In the water, Nadia may be a powerful butterfly, but on land, she’s more of a moth. Read full review
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