The Cold Lands

Name: The Cold Lands
Genre: Drama
Released: March 14, 2014
Rating: 66

2014

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| Release Date: March 14, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy runs away into the deep woods of upstate New
York and meets an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

Director: Tom Gilroy

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Mar 14, 2014

The Cold Lands is less a story than an experience, and that, as such, anything one might say about it could be considered a spoiler. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Mar 11, 2014

In the thoughtful and touching coming-of-age tale The Cold Lands, writer-director Tom Gilroy examines self-reliance as a philosophy and way of life. Read full review

Emily VanDerWerff

Mar 13, 2014

Burdened with tangential musings, The Cold Lands is at its most effective when grappling with those who believe themselves so self-reliant that they refuse help from anyone—be it government, charity, or just a well-meaning friend. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Mar 13, 2014

The Cold Lands feels as if it were just taking hold when it reaches the end of the road. Read full review

Sam Adams

Mar 11, 2014

The Cold Lands goes flat in this middle section. Gilroy’s visual style is strong, but he doesn’t frame the images to chart Atticus’ development, and Yelich, whose only previous screen experience is starring in the video Gilroy directed for R.E.M.’s “It Happened Today,” doesn’t suggest what’s going on beneath the layers of trauma and withdrawal. Read full review

Jordan Hoffman

Mar 13, 2014

The Cold Lands is aimless and dull, but has a rich tone and upstate authenticity. Read full review

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