It is necessary to see it to feel it. [Full review in Spanish]

| Oct 6, 2022

An intelligent and thoughtful approach towards challenging issues.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 11, 2020

Bier handles tricky emotional territory with great skill, creating a solid drama with the heart of a great thriller.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 5, 2019

To the North American viewer, Danish director Susanne Bier's films come as a revelation.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 8, 2019

An attempt to grapple with the nuances of good and evil and examine the limitations of virtue in the face of pure emotion

| Jul 9, 2018

The performances and strong direction make light of some clunky plot devices.

| May 15, 2018

Despite it's heavy-handedness in the last act, Susanne Bier directs with fascinating awareness of her characters and with grace for the moments of compassion between two families trying to understand how humanity can be so merciless.

| Original Score: B | Jan 26, 2018

...the two child performances are the emotional lynchpin of the movie.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 13, 2016

Although this being a film by Susanne Bier, there is unfortunately a good measure of unneeded melodrama stirred in to trivialize the very important thematic concerns.

| Oct 7, 2015

There's little flash or surprise in Bier's latest well-shot film, but plenty of substance.

| Original Score: B | Aug 15, 2013

Film defies conventional expectations about biblical notions of retribution, even as it initially prepares you to accept them. A truly complex work of art.

| Mar 11, 2012

Un estupendo drama contemporneo sobre algunos de los conflictos ms bsicos que acechan a hombres y mujeres de bien en cualquier rincn del mundo.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 27, 2011

It would have worked better if it weren't so obvious and manipulative. About halfway through, it plays more like a diagram of lessons learned than a movie about real people dealing with complicated problems.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 27, 2011

The microcosm of the children's world is exceptionally well drawn.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 26, 2011

In addition to being safe and non-threatening, Bier's film finds time to throw in mentions of cancer and divorce, and images of poor children starving in Africa. It's pretty much a recipe for an Oscar.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 16, 2011

Essentially an essay about bullying ( ... ) and the abuse of power, it will probably be appreciated most by people who want to keep up with [Susanne] Bier's maturing catalogue.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 4, 2011

It's well made but too flawed to be a satisfying cinematic experience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 1, 2011

The superb acting - the youngsters are particularly good - and Bier's sympathetic direction help overcome the occasional lapse into melodrama.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2011

Though the performances are excellent, it aint no Dogtooth.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2011

The film is built on strong performances and some powerful moments, though its subtleties risk being eclipsed by contrived emotional pyrotechnics.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2011