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Asia

2020

Ruthy Pribar

Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Tamir Mula, Gera Sandler ...

6.4

450

Drama Asia's motherhood has always been an ongoing struggle rather than an obvious instinct. Becoming a mother at a very early age has shaped Asia's relationship with her teenage daughter Vika. Despite living together, Asia and Vika barely interact with one another. Asia concentrates on her job as a nurse while Vika hangs out at the skate-park with her friends. Their routine is shaken when Vika's health deteriorates rapidly. Asia must step in ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A wrenching portrait of maternal love (...) it continues to yield surprising nuances that keep you gripped until the sorrowful conclusion."	POS
	David Katz Cineuropa	"An impressive feature debut (...) Pribar makes us privileged observers of this painful situation, with a skill that reminds us of the tragedies all families can endure"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A candid, sober, well-acted debut"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Star Shira Haas is devastating in emotional mother-daughter drama (...) [It] avoids obvious sentimental beats and delivers an emotional wallop."	POS
United States	Hoai-Tran Bui SlashFilm	"Yiv and Haas are almost too perfectly cast as mother and daughter (...) An intimate and quietly devastating film"	POS
United States	John Fink The Film Stage	"A poetic debut feature with a pair of unforgettable performances (...) A restrained and nuanced exploration of the relationship between a mother and daughter"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A pair of exquisitely pitched, mutually reflective performances by Alena Yiv and Shira Haas (...) help this low-key, grownup family drama stick fast in the head and heart."	POS

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