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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Screen DailyMark AdamsScreen DailyMark AdamsAt heart Dreamcatcher is a simple film, but it is also a rigorous and compassionate one.
- Dreamcatcher is a love letter to a true American hero who roams our streets.
- While Dreamcatcher lays bare some of the horrific violence and victimization that many women face, the film is ultimately hopeful, a testament to the strength and resilience that can be found in sisterhood.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinJust as Brenda lives by a credo never to judge another woman, so too does the film, which creates an uplifting portrait of redemption and acceptance.
- 80The TelegraphMike McCahillThe TelegraphMike McCahillLonginotto and editor Ollie Huddleston stitch it, with lightness and dexterity, into a wholly edifying, often stirring tapestry of survivors’ stories.
- 80CineVueCineVueLonginotto's film shines a light on Brenda and her colleagues' important contribution to changing both the legal system's attitude to prostitution, and to the empowerment of women, who are shown that if they want to change their lives, there is someone there who can help them achieve it.
- 80Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeDreamcatcher is harrowing.
- 80EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonA sensitive, sincere and humbling profile which is truly inspirational.
- It’s grim, unfussy and deeply moving.