90
A potent and moving depiction of contemporary survival.
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80
First-time director Pablo Trapero has crafted an impressive debut - one that emphasises the dignity of his subject without lapsing into agit-prop.
70
The pic is made up of small events and incidents, well observed and naturalistically performed.
80
Not much happens in this gentle-hearted, black-and-white film from Argentina, but it's what doesn't happen that makes it such an unusually satisfying experience.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Powerfully gritty.