40
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
There are a few powerful images.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
38
The depictions of degradation and sadism are arguably accurate, yes. But they’re executed in a context that’s almost entirely free of meaningfully specific historical detail, to the extent that one comes to suspect this movie of commodifying human suffering.
50
Los Angeles Times by Noel Murray
Director Marius A. Markevicius and screenwriter Ben York Jones fail to find much of a fresh angle on genocide and widespread cruelty.
25
Filmmakers never seem to run out of footnotes to history during World War II. This one is better served in the pages of a novel. It doesn’t work on film.
60
The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Farber
The film is heartfelt and often powerful, but sometimes too sluggish to carry maximum impact.
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Film Threat by Tiffany Tchobanian
Ashes in the Snow is a good, yet unsatisfying movie with the potential to have been so much better. The pace is too slow, and the characters’ arcs are predictable.