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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinSome testimony here may rankle certain viewers, despite — or because of — Bloch’s attempt at evenhandedness. No matter, it’s a timely and essential portrait.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreOfra Bloch is a psychotherapist, specializing in trauma, who always wanted to be a filmmaker. But it’s her actual profession, not her preferred one, that makes her documentary Afterward a valuable document.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAt its most powerful, the film movingly illustrates the myriad ways in which the past haunts the present and the healing power of communication.
- 70The New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe New York TimesKen JaworowskiThe resulting emotions are complex, and Bloch, here directing her first feature, can be excused for allowing a few of the scenes to stray. But by the end of the documentary, she and many of her subjects posit that it’s possible to learn from history and to change, and to trust each other a little more.
- 50RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloRogerEbert.comMonica CastilloWhile Bloch's emotions and thoughts about the Holocaust and the Israeli occupation are deeply felt, the documentary’s finer points are a little less clear.