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

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

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

It's really great portrait that adds a bit of empathy to social media users.

| Jun 25, 2021

Sharp, perceptive, and ultimately ruthless when it comes to life under the yoke of social media. It's also smart enough never to regress into shallow, misogynistic finger-pointing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 25, 2021

Sober and empathetic, Sweat understands how social media equally harms and helps those looking for love in the modern era. Magdalena Koleśnik's performance is bound to make any woman online feel seen.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 25, 2021

Despite some interesting touches, it promises much more in terms of shock and character insight than it ever really delivers, with some contrived and unconvincing plot transitions.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 23, 2021

A sharp examination of the influencer culture zeitgeist.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 20, 2021

Through it all, Koleśnik gives a remarkable performance that nails the public/private schism at the heart of Instagram celebrity.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 18, 2021

An impressive art film that tells a story outside of the pathological narcissism commonly associated with the world of social media influencers.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 18, 2021

Sweat mostly adheres to a time-honored tale of the pitfalls of fame, despite its ultra-modern context.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 15, 2021

[A] well-made, good-looking, and engagingly performed film.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 15, 2021

A hard, glistening study of life on the hamster wheel of Instagram celebrity, in which influence and inconsequence aren't quite the opposites they seem.

| Jun 15, 2021

In her first leading role, Kolesnik is as irresistible as an energy bar, exploring the Insta-queen's shallow depths with cunning sincerity.

| Jul 8, 2020

Kolesnik is such a magnetic screen presence it's a wonder that this movie marks her first leading role.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 26, 2020

[An] accomplished and satisfyingly hard-edged drama...

| Jun 23, 2020