Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.... (Full plot summary below)
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Raw and intimate, this documentary captures the struggles of patients and frontline medical professionals battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan.
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| The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeIt is a terrible story, but, in its constant discovery of bravery and compassion, ultimately a hopeful one. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeThat it’s so artfully and elegantly observed, and packs such a candid wallop of feeling, atop its frontline urgency is testament to the grace and sensitivity of its directorial team, not just their timely savvy. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayDevoid of muckraking sensationalism, it instead evolves into something more tactful, and compassionate, as teams of exhausted medical professionals do anything to save their patients’ lives, or at least grace their final moments with gestures of caring and connection. |
| The PlaylistChris BarsantiA stirring testament to the necessity of empathy for surviving with any kind of dignity in a particularly undignified time. |
| The Film StageChristian GallichioWhile at times a brutal watch, with the film’s insistence on showing the ravages of COVID-19 in up-close detail, 76 Days will, I suspect, become a landmark document when talking about the virus and China’s initial response. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe camerawork and editing are extraordinary in their immediacy and their sensitivity to chaos, exhaustion and resilience — often all at once. |
| SlashfilmJason GorberIt manages in a concise and remarkable way to illustrate not only the ravages of this new virus but how its effects continue to resonate no matter the political forces looking to downplay its risks. |
| Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerIn its quiet, apolitical observation, 76 Days points to a complete failure – not only of the Trump administration to get a handle on this public health disaster, but of the American press. |
| RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiTo the credit of the filmmakers, 76 Days has been made in such a skillful and gripping manner that even those suffering from COVID news fatigue will find themselves caught up in it. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsThe result is a narrow slice of a much, much larger story, somewhat akin to the hands-off, eyes-wide-open documentary approach of Frederick Wiseman — if Wiseman were a war correspondent. Rarely has recent global history seemed so far away, yet so present. It’s one of the year’s essential documents. |
