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Soft in tone and muted in color, "Waiting for August" is a child's-eye view of one family - among many in today's Romanian economy - rising to the challenge of living without parents. Oct 9, 2014 | Full Review…
Soft in tone and muted in color, "Waiting for August" is a child's-eye view of one family - among many in today's Romanian economy - rising to the challenge of living without parents.
Jeannette Catsoulis
What's perhaps most moving in Waiting for August, a quiet film of weight and joy, is its sense of desperate normalcy. Oct 7, 2014 | Full Review…
What's perhaps most moving in Waiting for August, a quiet film of weight and joy, is its sense of desperate normalcy.
Alan Scherstuhl
Exploring economic migration from the point of view of children, "Waiting for August" is an impressive, if muted, debut documentary. Oct 2, 2014 | Full Review…
Exploring economic migration from the point of view of children, "Waiting for August" is an impressive, if muted, debut documentary.
Sheri Linden
A delicate, relatable portrait of domestic minutiae. Oct 11, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A delicate, relatable portrait of domestic minutiae.
Tom Clift
The Halmacs are a scrappy, lively bunch, fueled by the antic energy of its youngest members, and Mihal's lens lingers lovingly on them. Perhaps too much. The film would greatly benefit from tighter editing... Oct 10, 2014 | Full Review…
The Halmacs are a scrappy, lively bunch, fueled by the antic energy of its youngest members, and Mihal's lens lingers lovingly on them. Perhaps too much. The film would greatly benefit from tighter editing...
David Noh
A gimlet-eyed look at "free" Romania where the market dictates how people live--often just one step of the poorhouse--rather than the secret police. Oct 10, 2014 | Full Review…
A gimlet-eyed look at "free" Romania where the market dictates how people live--often just one step of the poorhouse--rather than the secret police.
Louis Proyect
The distinct lack of domestic drama is precisely what makes the doc so gratifying as a portrait of a family averting turmoil in spite of challenging circumstances. Oct 5, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The distinct lack of domestic drama is precisely what makes the doc so gratifying as a portrait of a family averting turmoil in spite of challenging circumstances.
Nick Prigge
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