
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.... (Full plot summary below)
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An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife estranged and his child exploring a gender transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.
Leave your thoughts about Gun Hill Road.
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA strangely bifurcated film, Gun Hill Road comes to life only when focused on Michael, and Ms. Santana (who was just beginning her own gender transition when she won the role) holds the screen like a pro. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenRigorously dramatizes the tension between a father and his transgendered son. |
| CultureCatchBrandon Judell...Astonishingly absorbing: sensuous, hard-hitting, and well written, with a bang-up closing shot...One of the more perceptive depictions of teen sexual angst, parental and peer bullying, and transsexual identity to have ever hit the screen. |
| Rincón de cineLaura Hiros... will give you goosebumps. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyGun Hill Road is shot through with performances at once intense and relaxed. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonMarked by an engaging and grounded turn from Harmony Santana, but lacking narrative originality, and seemingly constructed in moralizing fashion to pull dramatic levers and kick-start off-screen dialogues. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisManages somehow to be gritty, delicate, in your face and nuanced at the same time. It's a beautiful, compelling, sometimes harrowing family drama, with excellent performances across the board. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsMolly EichelIt's most powerful in its quiet moments that deal with the familial dynamics of a family torn apart by incarceration. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerThough two late plot developments are borderline-contrived, Green's direction is marked by mature dramatic and aesthetic understatement. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierWithout pushing too heavily, Green makes the parallels between Enrique and Michael's situations genuine. |