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When Lambs Become Lions

2018

Documentary

6.0

Documentary In the Kenyan bush, a small-time ivory dealer fights to stay on top while forces mobilize to destroy his trade. When he turns to his younger cousin, a conflicted wildlife ranger who hasn't been paid in months, they both see a possible lifeline.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"The film’s most jolting scenes plunge audiences immersively into the (...) cat-and-mouse game of hunting in the wild (...) Deftly, evenly edited and shorn of narration, this is fine"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"The film has the look and pacing of a thriller, albeit one with near-Shakespearean dramatic dimensions (...) The documentary captures many intimate moments, both personal and professional"	POS
United Kingdom	Nikki Baughan Screendaily	"Much of the thematic strength of 'When Lambs Become Lions' lies in the stark juxtaposition between Kenya’s stunning natural beauty and the uglier realities of life behind beyond the safari camps"	POS
United States	Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"Fascinating and affecting, if a bit sluggish until it finds its narrative way (...) [It] contains several indelible, beautifully captured images"	POS
United States	Chris Barsanti The Playlist	"[It] wraps its story in a sweep of broodingly gorgeous imagery (...) A beautiful portrait of seemingly opposite lives intertwined in the same tragedy."	POS
Canada	Sarah Melton Exclaim!	"'When Lambs Become Lions' balances its ethical considerations with considerable tension. It implicates the viewer in the action and stakes far beyond the average documentary."	POS
United States	Matt Fagerholm rogerebert.com	"[A] visually arresting and startlingly intimate documentary (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"Artful examination of ivory poaching (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"The film gives us a coolly even-handed study of some ivory hunters (...) This is certainly a taut and well-filmed atmospheric piece (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"It’s a hard watch (...) but, like all the best drama, it’s rooted in deep and tangled emotions (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Greer McNally Time Out	"The revelations and dramatic fireworks that ensue are startling to witness (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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