Patrick Gamble CineVue Feb 26, 2019 4/5

Pölsler has created a captivating and emotionally compelling parable which harks back to an era when popular sci-fi functioned as a thoughtful and vital study of contemporary issues.

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Mae Abdulbaki Punch Drunk Critics Aug 14, 2018 3.5/5

Pölsler creates the perfect quiet and isolated atmosphere and Gedeck really sells it. Hauntingly sad.

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Ray Pride Newcity Apr 9, 2014

The widescreen images of the Austrian landscape and the lovingly lit cabin interiors are unfailingly gorgeous, but Gedeck's the key asset: her fine, expressive features do almost as daunting a job as the words, words, words we hear.

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Dec 18, 2013 4/5

A heart-affecting tale of survival with a fierce and tender performance by Martina Gedeck.

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J.C. Maçek III PopMatters Nov 5, 2013 8/10

The Wall is nothing if not a mystery. Surely the premise would propel such a story into the realm of sci-fi and fantasy, but Plsler and Gedeck never approach the story in this way, nor do they give us any easy answers to what has really happened and why.

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Gerald Peary Arts Fuse Sep 21, 2013 2 stars

Has any movie ever had so much gab on the soundtrack? Every confession, every philosophical tidbit of the movie's tormented female protagonist.

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Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe Sep 18, 2013

Bleak and beautiful, harrowing yet inspiring, "The Wall" ("Die Wand") is a stunning tale of isolation and survival in a wild and silent world.

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Drew Hunt Chicago Reader Sep 12, 2013

An elegant, slow-burning exercise in narrative minimalism.

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Stephanie Merry Washington Post Aug 23, 2013 3/4

Plsler's film is quietly deliberate without ever feeling slow, thanks to a few handy assets at his disposal.

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John Hartl Seattle Times Aug 15, 2013 3.5/4

It's a shudder-inducing original.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Jul 11, 2013 4/5

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Stephanie King Electric Sheep Jul 8, 2013

If you surrender to the style and premise, it's a rich and immensely rewarding film that begs repeat viewing.

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Catherine Shoard Observer (UK) Jul 7, 2013

The sheer quantity of voiceover - or, more likely, subtitles - acts as a barrier to deep psychological immersion.

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Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com Jul 5, 2013 2.0/5.0

Starts with an interesting concept but goes nowhere with it, giving the viewer too little with which to relate or comprehend and asking them to mistake the clunky narrative as "deep."

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Stefan Pape HeyUGuys Jul 5, 2013 3.5/5

The Wall is a riveting piece of cinema, and given it bears such a simplistic, obscure narrative, Plsler does a fine job holding down your attention throughout.

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Allan Hunter Daily Express (UK) Jul 4, 2013 3/5

A beautifully photographed and elegantly handled existential drama.

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Adam Lee Davies Little White Lies Jul 4, 2013 4/5

A lover and a fighter. This will remind you to hold everything dear.

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Xan Brooks Guardian Jul 4, 2013 4/5

Julian Roman Plsler's bewitching debut manages to be at once a creepy sci-fi parable, a feminist Robinson Crusoe and a clear-eyed ode to the wonders of nature experienced in solitude. Walden pond with added wall.

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Jul 4, 2013 4/5

Call it a landlocked variant on Robinson Crusoe, but it's a hypnotic one, with a sense of mystery and interior life that are all its own.

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Trevor Johnston Time Out Jul 3, 2013 4/5

This mesmerising, austere and contemplative film provides a rarefied yet utterly immersive viewing experience.

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