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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsRogerEbert.comRobert DanielsIn depicting one woman’s fight for justice, Kaufman’s indelible documentary becomes an empowering three-dimensional story of resistance and courage.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesThe Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesThe documentary does not display artistic flair or innovation, but that is not its purpose. It is solid and straightforward in style, but extraordinary in its access and in how clearly her personality and philosophy emerge.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustAllowed surprising access to Sotudeh’s life, the film achieves stirring results if not an always fluid narrative.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThis extraordinary woman, seemingly incapable of despair through roughly two decades of struggle, remains elusive. There’s something daunting about this degree of implacable selflessness, and it has a curiously flattening effect on a movie that feels less emotionally complex — less enraged — than it ought to.