Japón (Japan)

"[It is full of] surprises; it has a lyrical and poetic power that puts it in a different class from most debuts. It also has holding performances from [Ferretis and Flores] (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"[It] is the work of an exceptionally talented filmmaker (...) Its stunning, other-worldly landscapes are impressively photographed by Diego Martínez Vignatti (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" 

"[It] is ambitious to the point of grandiosity (...) Luckily Mr. Reygadas has talent to match his ambitions; or, rather, gifts that undercut them sufficiently to give his film a prickly, haunting poignancy." 

"A dense, challenging work by any measure, 'Japón' snakes toward a justly celebrated final shot that's technically astonishing and immensely powerful" 

"The overall effect of the film, however, is one of metaphysical intoxication, a kind of heady gratification brought on by the beauty of Reygadas’s images and the sheer eccentricity of the world the film conjures (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"