78
Metascore
5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- August Winds is a contemplative, nearly formless depiction of rural life. Mascaro regularly hangs back, adopting an unobtrusive vantage point, letting the moments form so that his characters can live out their lives.
- 80Screen DailyMark AdamsScreen DailyMark AdamsAn engagingly episodic and strikingly beautiful drama, Gabriel Mascaro’s August Winds (Ventos de Agosto) is a slight but rather bewitching film.
- 70VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergMascaro isn’t interested in psychology and instead simply sketches in thoughts and motivations (Shirley’s boredom, Jeison’s father’s dissatisfaction) without exploring them, much in the manner of an observational documentary. The real connective tissue is the locale.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe few instances of humor offer a welcome reprieve as the film's mood shifts from summery and sultry to increasingly dark and moody.