Sweat

critic Reviews

, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Well-acted and appropriately beautiful, Sweat takes a thoughtful, empathetic look at social media fame.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Shubhra GuptaThe Indian Express
    Magnus von Horn directs his Swedish-Polish film with empathy, never letting us judge Sylwia (played with ferocious acuity by Magdalena Kolesnik) and her burning desire for the spotlight.
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    Really well-done, a propulsive and neon feeling to it, well worth checking out and I'd love to see it in cinemas.
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    Kevin MaherTimes (UK)
    The gap between difficult reality and filtered social media fantasy is ruthlessly exposed in this ingenious character portrait from Swedish film-maker Magnus von Horn.
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    Robert AbeleLos Angeles Times
    Sweat" can at times feel like one of those star-sanctioned documentaries that unwittingly capture more than the subject may have intended to reveal.
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    Simran HansObserver (UK)
    The film is not a straightforward send-up; it shows compassion for Sylwia and her search for self-definition - for her loneliness and her labour, its drudgery and its physical strain.
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    Amy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    It's really great portrait that adds a bit of empathy to social media users.
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    Giuseppe SediaKino Mania
    Sylwia’s thirst for sincerity, in spite of everything, is the main plot driver in von Horn’s somewhat simplistic, but packed with adrenaline one-hander (...) For the second time in his career, [Magnus von Horn] stockpiled several Golden Lions in Gdynia.
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    Dallas KingFlick Feast
    You shouldn’t sweat the small stuff but [the film] shows that the small things matter to an influencer. Every single “like” is validation... So Sweat, Van Horn and Magdalena Kolesnik get one huge like and subscribe.
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    Filipe FreitasAlways Good Movies
    Sweat survives its glossy production varnish due to the emotional stakes of the plot and a confident performance by Kolenik.
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    Dennis SchwartzDennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
    Gives us an intense look at a popular fitness guru without trying to falsely glamorize her.
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