Tesnota (Closeness)
Wild Bunch | Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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83
The PlaylistBradley WarrenApr 30, 2020
With his arresting debut, Balagov seems to be on the cusp of greatness, all the more effective for the way he draws upon his personal history to craft unforgettable images. Read full review
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Screen DailyAllan HunterApr 30, 2020
It is a grim, gruelling two hours that might benefit from some editing but Balagov is clearly a talent to watch and festivals championing new discoveries will want to take note. Read full review
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Screen DailyAllan HunterApr 30, 2020
It is a grim, gruelling two hours that might benefit from some editing but Balagov is clearly a talent to watch and festivals championing new discoveries will want to take note. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 30, 2020
Ila is the heart and soul of Closeness, and Zhovner breathes an impulsive fury into her. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesTara BradyApr 30, 2020
Occasionally, the narrative is almost as wilfully undisciplined as its commendably rebellious heroine. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyApr 30, 2020
Closeness, the original title of which, Tesnota, also apparently implies being walled-in or suffocated, is dramatically erratic, with tense and compelling sequences alternating with diffuse and/or flat interludes that don't advance the narrative or pay off in other ways. Read full review
50
VarietyJessica KiangApr 30, 2020
Closeness is a tough-minded, rigorously composed, quite brilliantly acted story of the challenges of everyday religious prejudice and ethnic divides in the bleak heart of Russia’s North Caucasus, and in many ways Balagov’s uncompromising but stylized social realism rewards as much as it punishes. Read full review
40
The New York TimesGlenn KennyApr 30, 2020
This movie, which Balagov, a Nalchik native, states in an onscreen text is based on a true story, has a whole lot of “slow” and one very nasty burn. Read full review
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