80
Village Voice by Alan Scherstuhl
For the most part, the narrative here feels generational, representative, rather than invested in the specific incidents of specific lives.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern
Beautiful images can be a distraction in a serious documentary, but that's hardly the case here. They draw us in so we can better understand the hurtling changes that endanger the future of Cambodia and, by extension, much of the developing world.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore
Honest and well made but lacking a strong hook.
70
Prospects are dim no matter where these people choose to reside, and A River Changes Course captures their struggle with an ethnographic gaze that generally maintains enough detachment to avoid excessive, judgmental handwringing and heartstring-tugging.
90
The New York Times by Nicole Herrington
This human story is profound enough to stand on its own.
80
Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden
Mam's camera work is exquisite in its immediacy and agility. One of the most striking aspects of her film is the intimacy it achieves without feeling intrusive or turning her subjects into fodder for a message.
75
Slant Magazine by Tomas Hachard
A delicate documentary about a way of life that's slowly disappearing, yet gives way to nothing new.