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A.O. Scott, New York Times: The point of this thoughtful, moving film is that the motives and actions that define human ethics are never simple and that the Communist regime was especially adept at exploiting this complexity for its own ends. Read more
David Fear, Time Out: History is written by the winners, but even after the ink dries, everyone-including the losers-still has to live with it. Read more
Noel Murray, AV Club: The problem with Kawasaki's Rose is that the theme is far more compelling than the movie. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: This intricate, powerful, unsettling film brings us into a world of profound moral complexities where facile judgments must be suspended because even the best people can become complicit in evil. Read more
Nick Schager, Village Voice: A film that recognizes life as a tumultuous mess of both noble and base intensions and actions, as well as one that understands the thorny tragedies such chaos often leaves in its wake. Read more