Our Father
Leisure Time Features | Release Date: February 20, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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100
Film ThreatPhil Hall
Truly magnificent. Read full review
80
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Poignant though it is, the movie is the opposite of depressing. There is too much life in it. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Haroun is deft at handling the joys and pain of childhood. He neither condescends nor ­­over-sentimentalizes. It is a story of separation anxiety (for Amine) and coming of age (for Tahir) and it's universal. Read full review
70
VarietyDavid Stratton
Haroun's film is both touching and, ultimately, almost perversely optimistic. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
By way of a tragic left hook, Haroun's relaxed movie climaxes back where it began, on the devastated home ground. The journey, however pessimistic, is like a gentle handshake. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Haroun and cinematographer Abraham Haile Biru carefully frame their characters with a painterly elegance that is at times truly startling. Read full review
70
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The story of the film is a quiet local tale; the directing is sophisticated. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Abouna starkly defines the masculine and feminine influence in raising children, and what happens when they're not so complementary. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderFred Camper
Understated but affecting. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lehmann
This modest little film out of Africa suffers from largely rudderless direction, relying for any sense of profundity on the breathtaking beauty of Abraham Haile Biru's cinematography. Read full review
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