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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comThis is a film we’ve never seen before: Syeed explores the heart of a rarely visited landscape, and the souls of the resilient Kashmiri people. This is an amazing film.
- 90Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniValley of Saints is a marvel of neorealism, with nonprofessional actors facing the same hurdles as their characters and writer/director Syeed improvising in shifting circumstances.
- 90The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenValley of Saints finds a poignant humanity in this chaste romance, which awakens in Gulzar a wondrous sense of possibility, along with a new awareness of the world’s complexity.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe film’s bucolic mood is constantly threatened by the prevailing reality of violence and injustice in the region, a creeping tension that Syeed carefully calibrates to emphasize the tenuousness of his characters’ relationships.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyLeaves just an anecdotal impact, but handsome lensing, acoustic score and male leads’ playful rapport lend it gentle appeal.
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