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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarSubtly moving, Adam is a beautiful expression of untainted sorority.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungWith great delicacy, [Maryam Touzani] shows how Moroccan society censures a woman who gives birth outside marriage — not a terribly original theme, but here it is made heartrending by the superb performances of Lubna Azabal and Nisrin Erradi in the lead roles.
- 80VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergTaking the stories of two women, both frozen in existential stasis, and bringing them together in a predictable yet deeply satisfying manner, the writer-director ensures this scrupulously even two-hander about grief, shame, and the redemption of motherhood doles out emotional comfort food that’s neither too sweet nor too heavy.
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergIn Maryam Touzani’s Adam, certain stylistic choices — a muted palette, the absence of a melodramatic score, hand-held camerawork — help temper sentimentality with verisimilitude.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonDeft performances from Lubna Azabal and Nisrin Erradi add heart and soul to this slender chronicle of a de facto family learning to rely on one another.