The Garden Left Behind
Uncork'd Entertainment | Release Date (Streaming): August 28, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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5
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2
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatAnthony Ray BenchFeb 19, 2020
The Garden Left Behind is an amazing drama filled to the brim with realistic and heavy performances that will absolutely leave a lasting impression and subject matter that should more commonly be explored and celebrated. This film is special, and it deserves mass audience attention. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakFeb 19, 2020
What’s mostly a vérité document of lead character Tina’s (Carlie Guevara) trajectory towards chemically transitioning from male to female despite being an undocumented immigrant in an expensive city like New York, Flavio Alves’ The Garden Left Behind is also a rather potent expression of humanity’s collective dysphoria. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesFeb 19, 2020
The flaws in The Garden Left Behind should not prevent anyone from appreciating the rich, compassionate story Alves has brought to the screen with such assurance, or the heroine Guevara has brought to life with such realism. Read full review
70
Screen DailyAllan HunterFeb 19, 2020
Distinguished by a cast in which the trans characters are played by trans actors, the film effectively uses the trials of an individual life to illuminate the prejudices faced by a wider community. Read full review
70
Film ThreatNorman GidneyFeb 19, 2020
The Garden Left Behind is a melancholy but strangely optimistic look at the struggles that some in the Trans community face every single day. It’s not a perfect film, but it is a movie with a message of tolerance and understanding. For that, it should be praised. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeJul 26, 2021
It’s not reasonable to ask that the film keeps Tina safe, but a sense from the start that things might end badly for her made me wince a little even during the lovely, authentic-feeling scenes of her life. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 19, 2020
It’s introductory by nature, polished yet primitive, just like the films that dominated gay big screen storytelling long before the alphabetic expansion to “LGBTQ.” Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloAug 28, 2020
The Garden Left Behind works best as a message movie, not for the community it’s set in but for everyone else. Read full review
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