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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghEnthralling, darkly funny, horrifying and hopeful.
- 70Village VoiceAmy TaubinVillage VoiceAmy TaubinAs fragmented and unresolved as the experiences of mother and daughter, Alma bears witness to a situation for which there are no easy answers.
- 50Chicago ReaderTed ShenChicago ReaderTed ShenIn the manner of a southern gothic, they never fail to fascinate.
- 50Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleIt's an exploration by the audience, the filmmakers, and the subjects themselves of a kind you've never quite seen in a documentary before.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanThe documentary equivalent of a Southern Gothic novel.
- 20The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderBegins to seem not so much an examination but an exploitation.