Stop-Zemlia
Altered Innocence | Release Date: January 21, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Film ThreatAlex SavelievJan 19, 2022
With the keen eye of a seasoned documentarian, the filmmaker captures all the depression, anxiety, boredom, love, loathing, and insecurity of seemingly apathetic teens, her gaze never mocking or judging. Read full review
80
The GuardianCath ClarkeFeb 20, 2023
This gentle, authentic-feeling coming-of-age drama from Ukrainian film-maker Kateryna Gornostai premiered at the Berlin festival in 2021. Released in the UK almost a year to the day since the Russian invasion, her film has become unbearably poignant. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJan 20, 2022
The sensually crafted Stop-Zemlia is a fine conduit to bring forth those visceral sense memories of teenage life Read full review
65
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJan 20, 2022
The press notes for Stop-Zemlia call Kateryna Gornostai’s coming-of-age story “radical, authentic, and sensitive.” The latter two descriptors are accurate. The movie’s power, however, comes not from any radicalism but from how authentically ordinary it feels. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 25, 2022
Lacking a more coherent organizing principle than “fly on the wall/slice of life” renders Stop-Zemlia — which takes its title from a sort of long-running game of slap-tag — somewhat colorless, if not entirely pointless. Read full review
50
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthJan 3, 2022
Utilizing non-professional actors, and blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, Stop-Zemlia is a sympathetic portrait of the tidal forces of teenagehood. Yet, despite the film’s quiet sprawl and yearning ambition, Gornostai’s painstakingly observant eye never uncovers fresh insight into the thrumming heart of that transformative moment. Read full review
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