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Found

Found

2021

Amanda Lipitz

Documentary

6.4

75

Documentary. Drama The story of three American teenage girls-each adopted from China-who discover they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe. Their online meeting inspires the young women to confront the burning questions they have about their lost history.

	Media	Author	Review
		Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"'Found' accomplishes the trick of feeling intimate but not exploitative so deftly that it hardly feels like a trick at all — the viewer is treated like a member of the family"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Incredibly moving (...) While the film does not signal [Lipitz's] personal connection to one of the subjects, her camera captures the intimacy between girls and their families."
		Roxana Hadadi rogerebert.com	"[It] does an effective job planting us in the shoes of these three young women and documenting their transforming senses of self (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"An intimate, culturally relevant look at international adoption (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"Warm and heartfelt (...) It’s fascinating to watch Liu carry out the process of identifying and locating the girls’ parents"
		Nina Metz Chicago Tribune	"It’s a lot for everyone to process and I was drawn in by the conflicting feelings colliding at all once: Mutual grief and joy, but also confusion (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Lisa Kennedy The New York Times	"Smart, illuminating and tender"
		Greg Wheeler The Review Geek	"'Found' is well-written and undeniably emotional. This is a great fly-on-the-wall documentary, capturing the effects of the One-Child policy in China on a very personal and grounded level."
		Ronda Racha Penrice The Wrap	"'Found' is told with such genuine love that it’s frequently hard to hold back tears. Once again Lipitz has focused her lens on the magic of girls and found real treasure."
		John Serba Decider	"A moving, intimate and poignant documentary."

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