A gut punch of a film and deserves this recognition. A stunning work of life lived during war and the consequences that always fall on women to bear.

| Dec 6, 2023

None of this is easy viewing, but Klondike is compelling in its very conviction. It speaks to the integrity of a filmmaker reaching for a deeper truth through fiction -- or a fictionalized reality, more accurately.

| Oct 21, 2023

The film as a whole is a powerful statement that lingers in the mind long after the final credits roll.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 3, 2023

[Klondike] delivers a powerful, unflinching look at the life of a family whose every existence is shattered by the 2014 Russian-Ukrainian border conflict.

| Original Score: B | Aug 21, 2023

""Klondike" is certainly not an easy watch, but it is a profound one — a film that feels both prescient and retrospective about Ukraine, locked in what seems a never-ending existential conflict with its neighbor."

| Aug 9, 2023

An uncompromising and unsettling war story.

| Aug 4, 2023

“Klondike” helps put a specific, vivid face on a faraway conflict.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 4, 2023

Encapsulating much of the brutality and sociopolitical turmoil that has ravaged Ukraine for the past decade, this powerfully bleak drama effectively modulates visual style and narrative tone to maximize its emotional impact.

| Aug 4, 2023

A harsh but powerful movie.

| Aug 3, 2023

The director offers a series of patient and barely moving one-takes ... leaving us feeling as trapped and helpless as these characters become.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 3, 2023

This visceral portrait of life during wartime is at its most harrowing and unshakeable when it confronts the heightened reality of its conceit with the apathetic naturalism of its drama.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 2, 2023

An unflinchingly grim and emotionally devastating war film.

| Aug 2, 2023

The director Maryna Er Gorbach has focused on the power of resistance of a woman, like so many others in Ukraine, delivering an unusual final note of optimism. [Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 7, 2023

This film can't offer solutions to war: it can only show its consequences. And its self-realization in this regard could not be more painful. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 31, 2023

Still shots stretched through time until they compose frames filled with unbelievable pain dominate a film that's also gifted with an odd black humor that heightens the absurdity of war.

| Jan 30, 2023

Seen through a woman's eyes, it's a gripping mix of personal drama and punchy themes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 15, 2022

With a keenly observant eye, a haunting visual style, and a grounded, personal story, “Klondike” is a reminder of the sprawling impact of war in both significant and small ways.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 26, 2022

The reliably annual, relentlessly depressing story of a foreign war’s hellish, absurd & inexorable incursion into the lives of everyday people who have no stake in it & would rather stay out of it altogether. Stunningly shot, with an unforgettable finale.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 16, 2022

While it's doubtful that we'll hear Cherkashyna's name announced come awards season, there's simply no question she gives one of the year's best performances.

| Original Score: 4.0/4.0 | Oct 7, 2022

Gorbach successfully devises an ambivalent war film. Here, to the civilians subject to war, who wins or dies does not matter much. Instead, simply living on is a matter of utmost significance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 25, 2022