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.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 20, 2023

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 12, 2022

Sweat survives its glossy production varnish due to the emotional stakes of the plot and a confident performance by Kolenik.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 25, 2022

Gives us an intense look at a popular fitness guru without trying to falsely glamorize her.

| Original Score: B- | Jan 3, 2022

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.

| Aug 20, 2021

While von Horn's film is a wee bit thin and unfocused in what it really wants to convey, this is definitely a deeply unsettling and realistic portrayal of a life that is completely inhibited by being online.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 1, 2021

It's got its finger firmly on the pulse of something that few other fictive films to date have captured quite so well.

| Jul 23, 2021

The story shows how the dangerous addiction to the social platform can have on those who crave its attention and the fame it can give

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 22, 2021

Kolesnik never displays an ounce of self-consciousness or shows us the strings. Her performance is perfect.

| Jul 21, 2021

Writer/director Magnus von Horn's film's powerful portrayal of the addictive nature of social media and the way its psychologically tuned algorithms Impact self esteem is enough to make one want to swear off their platforms.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 20, 2021

Magdelena Kolesnik is perfectly cast. This is somebody you want to watch; there's something magnetic about her. Whether she's making a protein shake, lifting weights or arriving at a red carpet event, she has true presence.

| Jul 2, 2021

Really well-done, a propulsive and neon feeling to it, well worth checking out and I'd love to see it in cinemas.

| Jun 30, 2021

Sweat's focus may blur on occasion, but its frenetic energy truthfully captures the tiny indignities of shallow connections.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 29, 2021

Nuanced, sensitive peek into the world of a social-media influencer, with a beautiful central performance. Uncynical and pragmatic about the seachange human society has endured in the 21st century.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 29, 2021

A breakthrough of sorts awaits, and it doesn't arrive a moment too soon.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 28, 2021

The poignancy that springs from the cracks of these scenes-in doleful looks and unanswered appeals-may come as a surprise to viewers expecting a fictional exposé of the insular, homogenous world...

| Jun 28, 2021

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 28, 2021

Sweat" can at times feel like one of those star-sanctioned documentaries that unwittingly capture more than the subject may have intended to reveal.

| Jun 28, 2021

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.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 28, 2021

High intensity workouts are matched by a high intensity acting performance by Magalena Kolesnik, who powers her way through this character study.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 27, 2021