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Blessedly free of candy-box prettiness, cloying gentility, and anything else that might dishonor its deeply felt, sensitively observed memoir.
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Maintains a reflective, bittersweet tone that's almost tactile.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Stands apart from the trite conventions of most coming-of-age drama chiefly through the originality of Pool's approach and the honesty and conviction of Karine Vanasse's portrait of Hanna.
90
Village Voice by Jessica Winter
Karine Vanasse, as the protagonist Hanna, is perfectly cast because she has the body of a woman and the sweet, sexless face of a child.
90
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Nicely acted and inflected, this is a very fresh piece of work.
75
Portland Oregonian by Kim Morgan
A coming-of-age movie that stands apart from the rest.
90
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
Propelled by a captivating, wrenching performance by Karine Vanasse as Hanna, a 13-year-old girl adrift in a sea of powerful emotions in Montreal in 1963.
78
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
A challenging concept conveyed here most impressively onscreen.
75
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Shows us a filmmaker, unafraid of her emotions, unafraid to mine her past, someone clear-eyed, non-egoistic, full of life and warmth.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
Exquisite and fragile in visuals and tone, yet has some difficulty with a choppy narrative.