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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- Most people wouldn't expect a film that's inherently about death (and, to a lesser extent, the Holocaust) to be uplifting, but the gentle, tender documentary In Heaven, Underground ultimately achieves it.
- The sense of place may be expected, but it's also poetic and exquisite.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt may not sound like it, but In Heaven, Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery is a playful, poetic and all-around charming documentary, an off-center look at an unusual institution.
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoAn oddity: an upbeat film about a cemetery.
- 60Time OutDavid FearTime OutDavid FearAs a micro-to-macro tour of Germany's fraught relationship with its Jewish citizens, In Heaven Underground couldn't be more connective; as a straight doc, its aesthetic choices couldn't be more confusing.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonThe film is flecked with moments of interest, though this decidedly minor and not particularly cinematographic affair is clearly best suited to television.