84
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaThe New York TimesBeatrice LoayzaPimenta and Queirós invent a world in which Brazilian women at the very bottom of the social totem pole take matters into their own hands. They do so without an ounce of fear or self-pity — and in killer style to boot.
- 88Slant MagazineWes GreeneSlant MagazineWes GreeneThe film surprises by revealing deeper layers to both its subjects and social commentary.
- 75Film ThreatSumner ForbesFilm ThreatSumner ForbesIt’s a challenge that may ultimately be gratifying for the right audience — just make sure you have a comfy chair.
- 70Little White LiesMarina AshiotiLittle White LiesMarina AshiotiLong takes, discursive monologues, slow pans and stylistic shifts allow the directors to forge an inventive cinematic language out of political consciousness; one that eschews the narrative codes of Western cinema, as it blends fiction and documentary, immersion and observation, to provide a multilayered embodiment of marginalised womanhood in contemporary Brazil.