When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Sarah-Tai BlackWhat has been crafted with The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open is the multitudinous reality of past and present, absent and material; a world-affirming space of narrative realization that speaks to those who exist within the efforts and “now” of survival. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDon’t let its florid, mouthful of a title mislead you: The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a film that’s as urgent and unpretentious as it is remarkable. It’s safe to say you haven’t seen too many movies quite like it. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFilmed almost entirely in real time, and using a series of long, intimate takes, “The Body Remembers” is about privilege and its lack, motherhood and its absence, race and its legacy. |
| Film ThreatHanna B.The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a genuine social realist film and the fact that it is shot in real-time only heightens the sense of reality. Everything is authentic. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThere's a wrenching sadness to this simply told story, but also but also a heartrending hope. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeStands out in a field of generic, cookie-cutter dramas, not simply in terms of representation — though the female-made, indigenous-focused thriller offers a field day for intersectionality theorists — but also in the unconventional way the story unfolds. |
| Original-CinThom ErnstThe film is gentle, subtle, patient and wholly authentic. What makes it essential is not only in its ability to create a drama that’s real, harrowing, haunting, and hopeful but in its ability to keep playing in our heart long after it’s over. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe lack of dramatic fireworks mute the film’s impact somewhat. And young Ms. Nelson has an unfortunate tendency to mumble, swallow her lines. |
| User ReviewRichard552I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. I watched about 85% of the film, but I was nodding off repeatedly. |
| User ReviewifellasleepYou know, I can tolerate a lot of slow, long, boring scenes, in the necessary pursuit of a good outcome. This movie is just a slog of slow, long, boring scenes. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. I watched about 85% of the film, but I was nodding off repeatedly. I asked my girlfriend to let me know in the morning what I missed. She told me. I missed nothing. I cannot recommend this movie, unless of course you are suffering from insomnia. Then I give it a 10. Otherwise... |
