75
Ultimately a moving, poignant tale about triumph in the face of the unthinkable.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Not a great movie, but contains fascinating historical material.
50
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
As documentaries go, Watermarks is nothing special. But the women who inhabit it are sensational.
70
Each woman is a terrific interview, and if the climactic vision of these still beautiful ladies gliding through the water doesn't bring a lump to your throat, you surely have no heart.
70
Village Voice by Laura Sinagra
Though Zilberman's affection for the women leads to some indulgent digression, the doc's low-key tone (and lack of the stock, timpani-backed Nazi iconography) throws certain anecdotes into powerful relief.
70
Snappy, affecting documentary.
75
Touching.
80
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
The excellent film combines a wealth of archival material with the reminiscences of an unforgettable group of octogenarian women who were champion swimmers when Hitler annexed Austria in 1938.
80
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
A moving documentary that approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.
88
In the absolutely moving new documentary Watermarks, seven women in their 80s return to the Vienna swimming pool of their youth.