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Mudbound

2017

Dee Rees

Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell ...

6.7

6,844

Drama Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. In the post–WWII South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad. This epic pioneer story is about friendship, heritage and the unending struggle for and against the land.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"A masterly, meaningful tale from America’s divided past (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Patient investment pays off in an epic that creeps up on you, its stealth approach laced with intelligence, elegance and an affecting balance of humanity and moral indignation."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"'Mudbound' is a hymn to what we all share — the human struggle, the mutual desire to succeed and create a better world for our children — and it is a damning indictment of those who stand in the way of such progress."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Rees juggles a complex ensemble and heavy material with the confidence of a veteran storyteller (...) [the film is] perfectly suited to prove that she’s blossomed into a major film artist."	POS
United States	Steve Pond The Wrap	"Its powerful moments are too often swamped by melodrama that undercuts the director’s skills as a storyteller."	NEG
United States	Jake Cole Slant	"Dee Rees’s film scrutinizes how World War II laid bare the unsustainable hypocrisy in America’s bigoted divisions (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
Canada	Barry Hertz The Globe and Mail	"A significant achievement (...) 'Mudbound' stands out in the roils and waves of the cultural currents"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly Vulture	"A lyrical, low-key classic (...) Rees’s magic touch as a filmmaker (...) is powered by her ability to break her characters open one by one and reveal their souls."	POS

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