Papicha
Jour De Fete | Release Date (Streaming): May 29, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 28, 2020
Marked by a fierce vitality and vivid emotional authenticity, Papicha thrives on the heat of Nedjma’s anger and the glorious bond among the mostly young female performers. Read full review
80
Little White LiesLillian CrawfordDec 29, 2021
It’s the greatest asset of Papicha that it condemns without being dogmatic, showing its central conflict to be more complicated than Western audiences might otherwise believe. Read full review
80
Screen DailyLee MarshallMay 28, 2020
The film’s most rewarding strand is the inventive, pointed way in which clothes and textiles are used as metaphors both for female constraints and female defiance. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyMay 29, 2020
Brisk, confident, and atmospheric, Mounia Meddour’s feature debut Papicha promptly brings to mind certain female driven films of the 21st century, centered on young women’s camaraderie, resistance and unique struggles—movies like Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s moody “Mustang,” Margaret Betts’ somber “Novitiate,” Peter Mullan’s devastating “The Magdalene Sisters” and even Talya Lavie’s darkly comedic “Zero Motivation.” Read full review
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