This Is Our Land(Chez nous)

The New Yorker by Anthony Lane

We are left to rue This Is Our Land as an opportunity missed, and to wonder how else the tale could have been told.

Village Voice by Bilge Ebiri

At times the film seems to struggle to find the right aperture: It hints at elements I wanted to know more about, and occasionally goes into avenues that seem to distract from Pauline’s compelling storyline.

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

Throughout the film, Lucas Belvaux sidelines the emotional textures that might complicate all his sermonizing.

Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

This Is Our Land emerges as a vital portrait of political machination, human duality, the power of fear-mongering and how people can reflexively divide into "us and them."

The New York Times by Glenn Kenny

The drama is well-paced, and all of the actors are wonderful. Mr. Dussollier, a regular presence in the late works of Alain Resnais, is resourceful in communicating Berthier’s disturbing dual nature, and Ms. Dequenne remains appealing even when her character is making the most grievously ill-advised choices.

Variety by Jay Weissberg

The film is so calculated in its plotting that it loses some of its chill.

The A.V. Club by Mike D'Angelo

Belvaux has made a gutsy, discomfiting movie about going along to get along, and just how dangerous that impulse can ultimately be.

The Film Stage by Tony Hinds

This is Our Land’s biggest flaw lies in the bluntness of its message and approach.