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This is a compassionate and educational look into a conflict-ridden area and the women and children suffering at its centre.
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Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan
A small-scale, covert glimpse of the lives led behind the headlines.
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Midwives partially plays like a feature film, especially in its second half, when it takes a more contemplative approach with emotional “slice of life sequences” and moves swiftly across years with touches of humour.
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The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
This is a dark reminder that even childbirth, that most universal human experience, can be clouded by sectarianism and suspicion.
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A compelling and hopeful insight into the turbulence leading up to the 2021 coup.