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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutTime OutThe situation in Myanmar remains tense and ethnic cleansing continues, yet Snow Hnin finds grace notes of optimism to offset the bitterness of the film’s backdrop. It makes Midwives a thoughtful, empathetic and powerful insight into the region – and its women.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThis is a dark reminder that even childbirth, that most universal human experience, can be clouded by sectarianism and suspicion.
- 80The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyA compelling and hopeful insight into the turbulence leading up to the 2021 coup.
- This is a compassionate and educational look into a conflict-ridden area and the women and children suffering at its centre.
- 70Film ThreatHanna B.Film ThreatHanna B.Midwives partially plays like a feature film, especially in its second half, when it takes a more contemplative approach with emotional “slice of life sequences” and moves swiftly across years with touches of humour.
- 70Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganA small-scale, covert glimpse of the lives led behind the headlines.