A young mother and her teenage daughter have a relatively thin relationship despite living together in this Hebrew drama. When...
A young mother and her teenage daughter have a relatively thin relationship despite living together in this Hebrew drama. When the daughter's health deteriorates rapidly, the mother must step up and become the parent her child needs.
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91 %34 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
68 %19 reviewsAudience score rating
"Pribar's humane and heartbreaking drama is beautifully photographed and performed..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"The maturity of the directorial voice is evident in its clear-eyed, rigorously unsentimental assessment of a shattering situation."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Pribar's subtle movie eschews sentimentalism for a patient and inquisitive character study..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"It's powerfully acted by both performers, and mercifully free from excess sentiment."
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The Times
The Times"Sets itself a modest target and hits it dead on. A good film."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Rigorously unsentimental..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Every formal element of "Asia" serves to illustrate and enrich the tricky, evolving relationship at its center..."
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Variety
Variety"Asia is Ruthy Pribar's feature-length directorial debut, but it evinces an old hand's confidence."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Asia and Vika struggle to emerge as full-fleshed characters from the movie's dull, blue-grey frames..."
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The New York Times
The New York TimesAsia (2020) | Details
- Rating
- CTC,
- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Israel
