Altiplano 2009

Critics score:
70 / 100

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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: Filled with mythic style and magical thinking, Altiplano feeds the eyes but gives rations to the mind. Read more

Lisa Rosman, Time Out: If Ingmar Bergman had made a Peruvian message movie, it might look something like this slow-building, panoramic meditation about the effects of mercury contamination in the Andes mountains. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Altiplano sees Brosens and Woodworth take a bold and unpredictable approach in calling attention to an environmental catastrophe. Read more

Ian Buckwalter, NPR: If a film may do penance for its narrative faults with the grace of its visuals, Altiplano does so in dramatic fashion. Read more

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Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Co-collaborators Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth still cheapen their ethnological lyricism by over-stylizing the venture as if it were a Benetton ad by Alejandro Jodorowsky-lite. Read more