Critic Reviews

• Geoff Andrew, Time Out

  The film succeeds as an ethical enquiry and as populist, politically intelligent drama.

• Richard Brody, New Yorker

  [A] richly textured and hearty yet fable-like view of domestic intimacy and social conflict.

• Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

  Like the characters themselves, the performances are highly sympathetic but the film remains a social debate in the great 19th-century tradition...

• Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

  A memorable film to warm a winter heart.

• Graham Young, Birmingham Post

  Unusual, compelling and inspirational enough to moisten your eyes.

• Philip French, Observer [UK]

  Characteristically honest and affecting.

• Allan Hunter, Daily Express

  Justice, decency and solidarity sometimes feel like old-fashioned virtues but they lie at the heart of The Snows Of Kilimanjaro.

• David Jenkins, Little White Lies

  Deeper than it first appears. And even playing a dullard, Darroussin dazzles.

• Phelim O'Neill, Guardian [UK]

  It's made with a sure and steady hand that never takes shortcuts with its important message.

• Marc Lee, Daily Telegraph

  Robert Guédiguian's affecting blend of social grit and domestic tenderness steers clear of sentimentality - just.

• Jennifer Tate, ViewLondon

  This heart-warming and socially conscious French drama is poignantly beautiful with a standout lead performance from director Robert Guediguian's muse, Ariane Ascaride.

• Siobhan Synnot, Scotsman

  Contains no traces of Hemingway whatsoever. Good.

• David Parkinson, Empire Magazine

  A poignant portrait of marriage and a dramatic chronicle of hardships and justice.

• Tom Dawson, Total Film

  Shot in warm, summery tones, TSOK muses pertinently on justice and forgiveness while painting a moving portrait of an enduring marriage.

• , The List

  Provocative stuff.

• Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

  Doce e caloroso como seus personagens principais, mas falho como seu jovem bandido.

• Kent Turner, Film-Forward.com

  The original script, inspired by the Victor Hugo poem How Good Are the Poor, hooks the viewer; indifference is impossible.

• Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies

  Translates perfectly well as a portrait of Boomers who pat themselves on the back for past glories and the reality of a resentful younger demographic on their heels.

• Nick Roddick, This is London

  The circumstances here, like the characters, are fascinatingly complex.

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