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Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Has the literary richness, depth of character and tone that such a morally difficult, powerful narrative requires. Read more
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Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News: A rewarding, courageous and beautiful work. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: The cast ... performs with such subtlety and ingenuity that all sense of narrative artifice vanishes. Read more
John Hartl, Seattle Times: Even in the most appalling circumstances, it suggests, human folly can be funny and even moving. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: Poignant, humanistic and irresistibly comic. Read more
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle: Hrebejk, Jarchovsky and the talented cast wrench our emotions in unexpected directions. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: An accomplished, insightful, touching film. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: Hrebejk furthers his country's reputation for cinematic absurdity as the only sane artistic reaction to political insanity. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: Shows that it's not only possible to make a spine-tingling World War II saga without bloodshed, but also to use such stories to examine the agonizing-but-necessary values of conscience, loyalty and forgiveness. Read more
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Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Morally complex -- and very entertaining. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: As with the films of Emir Kusturica, whose characters also resist easy analysis, the people in Divided We Fall are completely and wonderfully human. Read more
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: A lovely movie, one that allows its characters unexpected spurts of growth and regression, darkness and grace. Read more
Eddie Cockrell, Variety: Confronts an incendiary topic head-on with grace, style, compassion and exquisitely practical wit. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Inspires a longing to follow these vivid characters into the next horrific stage of the Czech century. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A stirring, affecting story about courage, trust and the inevitability of bizarre allegiances during times of desperation. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Whether they act with cowardice or courage, the characters are invariably complex. Read more