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Amanda

Play trailer Poster for Amanda 2018,  1h 47m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 96% 27 Reviews Tomatometer 75% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
96% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
When 20-year-old David's elder sister is brutally killed in an attack, he takes charge of his 7-year-old niece, Amanda.
Amanda

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Critics Consensus

Amanda combs through the wreckage of human tragedy with a powerfully acted, quietly moving look at coming to terms with grief.

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Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) Jan 10, 2020
3/5
Amanda may explore loss with sensitivity and grace, but only after it's shielded its eyes from the rest of the world. Go to Full Review
Simran Hans Observer (UK) Jan 5, 2020
3/5
Multrier has an incredibly expressive face, able to telegraph a grieving child's mixed emotions, spanning anger, pain, petulance, incredulity and ruddy-cheeked joy. Go to Full Review
Danny Leigh Financial Times Dec 31, 2019
3/5
The risk is mawkishness, but the film sidesteps it with a close-up study of loss and new connection. Go to Full Review
Miguel Muñoz Garnica El antepenúltimo mohicano Dec 29, 2020
4/5
A genuine emotional revelation. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Aug 1, 2020
5/10
A conventional movie about family wounds. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Jun 11, 2020
There is a refreshing lightness present in the film that transcends the desolation that many films of its ilk tend to fall into. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Feb 19, 2019 Incredibly touching movie. Shows us that challenging circumstances can bring the best out of people.
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Movie Info

Synopsis When 20-year-old David's elder sister is brutally killed in an attack, he takes charge of his 7-year-old niece, Amanda.
Director
Mikhael Hers
Producer
Pierre Guyard
Screenwriter
Mikhael Hers, Maud Ameline
Production Co
arte France Cinéma, Nord-Ouest Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 47m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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