92
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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The PlaylistBrian FarvourThe PlaylistBrian FarvourThis is far more than just a film.
- 100VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonSugarcane” is the product of humane and insightful filmmakers who are determined to never let anyone forget, and put their moral outrage to exemplary good use. Still, you’re left with the forlorn suspicion that their best efforts to find justice for the living and the dead, however commendable, are part of a campaign that might be endless.
- 91IndieWireEsther ZuckermanIndieWireEsther ZuckermanSugarcane doesn’t force conclusions that aren’t there. Instead, it lets the empty parts of the saga linger so the ghosts of what transpired feel present. It means, ultimately, that ‘Sugarcane’ is something more meaningful than a mere history lesson. It’s a portrait of what remains when injustice occurs.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeSugarcane’s sensitivity to the ongoing pain of its subjects is one of the film’s principal achievements. NoiseCat and Kassie offer an affecting portrait of a community that endures in spite of colonial genocide.
- 90Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganThis is no superficial recounting of yet another injustice against native people.
- 79Paste MagazineJacob OllerPaste MagazineJacob OllerThe documentary gives faces, names and histories to those affected by the residential schools—and looks, bracingly, towards a future where healing is possible.