The Survival of Kindness
Nour Films | Release Date: TBA CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
ColliderMarco Vito OddoFeb 22, 2023
The Survival of Kindness might be too abstract for its own good, a creative decision that will alienate a good part of its potential audience. Still, this is a remarkable return for de Heer, as The Survival of Kindness lingers with you long after the credits roll, forcing the viewer to reflect on the tough questions of race and power it explores. Read full review
80
VarietyJessica KiangFeb 22, 2023
Man’s enormous inhumanity to man is reproduced in precise, characterful miniature, with a pared-back artistry that somehow earns de Heer the right to be thematically blunt, and deeply pessimistic. Read full review
75
Slant MagazinePat BrownFeb 26, 2023
An epic adventure in the guise of an arthouse flick, The Survival of Kindness makes up in visual power and moral clarity what it lacks in subtext. Read full review
70
Screen DailyWendy IdeFeb 22, 2023
Rolf de Heer’s wordless allegorical drama explores its themes in savage, boundless landscapes; in stark images of hate and violence; and in disease and blood. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 22, 2023
The Survival of Kindness has static elements of an art installation, a non-narrative dream state that is part arresting, part frustrating. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyFeb 22, 2023
Although the storytelling conveys deep compassion for the plight of persecuted peoples, and Hussein’s unflinching performance speaks volumes, mostly without words, there’s a grim inevitability to The Survival of Kindness that becomes wearing, making its 96 minutes feel longer. Read full review
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