Student
Global Film Initiative | Release Date: May 31, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMay 30, 2013
It’s the no-nonsense filmmaking, seamlessly integrating even dreams and visions, that keeps us fixed on the bold line of the student’s trajectory, all the way through to a transcendent ending. Read full review
70
VarietyLeslie FelperinMay 28, 2013
There’s much to admire in the film’s elegantly classical tempo and the way Omirbayev achieves so much with so little. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAaron CutlerMay 28, 2013
Psychological violence is constantly present and reflected in the film's physical violence, which is typically suggested rather than seen. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearMay 28, 2013
A sense of existential dread that would make the Russkie novelist beam is channeled beautifully, but for a filmmaker lauded for his minimalist aesthetic, Omirbayev sure loves broad-stroke symbolism and sloganeering. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineCaroline McKenzieMay 28, 2013
Kazakh cinema's stalwart auteur Darzhan Omirbaev adapts Crime and Punishment to modern-day Almaty, but with little to say beyond the obvious. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonMay 28, 2013
Omirbaev fails to invest either the murder plot or its political subtext with much suspense or conviction. Read full review
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