Trembling Before G-d Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

74 =
Based upon 7 Critic Reviews
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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Director Sandi Simcha DuBowski latches on to a provocative subject and invests it with a compelling tenderness.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

DuBowski has cast admirably far and wide for his interviews, giving the work global scope. In some instances, DuBowski is pretty clearly a proactive documentarian, inspiring some of his interviewees to dare to take steps that are risky and revealing.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Loren KingAdd Critic to Favorites

Examines this dilemma with compassion and sensitivity.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites

It's that dilemma -- a commitment to Orthodox life, the refusal to deny one's sexuality and the fear of expulsion once that sexuality is revealed -- that director Sandi Simcha DuBowski illustrates so powerfully.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

While the compiled testimony is strong, some larger context is missing.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Short but emotionally effective movie.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

While seemingly insoluble divide between personal identity and collective belief lends the documentary an intense focus, it's also a narrow one.Read the full review

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