Neither Heaven Nor Earth
Film Movement | Release Date: August 5, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAug 11, 2016
Neither Heaven Nor Earth is a case of the inexplicable rendered without forced mysticism or explanation, but rather explored with a clinical dramatic focus that somehow boosts the eeriness. Read full review
80
The New York TimesA.O. ScottAug 4, 2016
On the most fundamental level, Neither Heaven Nor Earth is an impressive stunt, a horror movie masquerading as a film about the horrors of war. But its gravity and intelligence...make it something more. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeAug 3, 2016
The ensemble commits to the premise with utmost gravity and conviction, enabling our belief in even the most improbable interpretations of its core enigma. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAug 5, 2016
It’s in this unique setting, a place that inherently feels like purgatory for those stuck there, that Cogitore crafts a tense tale of faith and mystery. Read full review
75
The Film StageJacob OllerAug 4, 2016
Neither Heaven Nor Earth transports you to a world where you believe anything could happen because it effectively paints wartime life so closely to supernatural terror. War may quite literally be hell. Read full review
75
New York PostFarran Smith NehmeAug 4, 2016
Making elegant use of the austere landscape and the rugged features of star Jérémie Renier, the film shows how these doggedly practical and nonspiritual men cope with the eerie events, the cause of which is hinted at but never fully explained. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloAug 3, 2016
This virtually action-free war movie (which premiered at Cannes last year with the English-language title The Wakhan Front) will frustrate anyone seeking concrete explanations. Its haunting atmosphere, however, in conjunction with its half-harrowing, half-sleepy milieu, keeps the film fascinating until it finally fizzles. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineEla BittencourtAug 2, 2016
While he may indulge in the occasional programmatic jump scare, writer-director Clément Cogitore ultimately heaves his debut feature closer to the realm of psychological terror, understanding that there's nothing more frightening or darker than the human mind. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonAug 3, 2016
Cogitore's movie is at once otherworldly and firmly tethered to stark reality. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyAug 2, 2016
This debut feature by French director Clément Cogitore has a highly suggestive philosophical agenda, but at the same time functions as a gripping, subtly eerie drama which keeps you guessing even while it maintains its supernatural (or theological) undertow simmering beneath the surface. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerAug 2, 2016
Combining the mystical and the military in ways that can seem fresh compared to other recent war flicks, this feature debut from writer-director Clement Cogitore could nonetheless use some more adrenaline to make its premise work. Read full review
60
CineVueJohn BleasdaleAug 2, 2016
The Wakhan Front's script is finely-balanced, allowing the possibly supernatural to slowly impinge without resorting to genre clichés. Read full review
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