Reflection

"It is the tension between the startling and sometimes brutally visceral story each single scene contains and the coolly considered, contemplative manner of its containment (...) that makes 'Reflection' such a compelling statement on the horrors of armed conflict" 

"There are no easy answers in this thought-provoking film from Vasyanovych: another dark and disturbing watch with tiny glimmers of beauty." 

"This is an extremely grueling film to watch because of its honest depiction of pain (...) There is a deeper, more nuanced story worked through here about betrayal and redemption, mercy and survival" 

"A film that is rigorously executed, unflinching in its depiction of atrocity, and more than somewhat oblique in its overall thrust." 

"Impactful and impressive filmmaking (...) Daring in its cinematic language, and unflinching in its presentation of the present, [it] makes it impossible to ignore the state of the on-going conflict in that part of the world" 

"Hauntingly enigmatic in its storytelling, even with the highly controlled formalism, 'Reflection' is both a shaken outcry for Ukraine and subdued declaration that hope still lies beyond (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"Valentyn Vasyanovych doesn’t just look at the ongoing war; he stares"