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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichHuman Flow is an epic portrait of mass migration that understands how a lack of empathy often stems from a failure of imagination.
- 80Time OutDave CalhounTime OutDave CalhounHuman Flow is rooted in specific current national and political situations, yet it offers a portrait of forced human movement and suffering that feels almost timeless.
- 80CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleWith its epic scale and global reach, Human Flow is a powerful testament to a shameful crime against humanity.
- 80The GuardianJordan HoffmanThe GuardianJordan HoffmanThis is an urgent, deep soak in the current refugee crisis.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungShot in 23 countries, the film has an amazing breadth and a relentless moral drive that will make it a reference point for this subject, whatever the audience response may be.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinHuman Flow makes a virtue of its vastness, creating an epic tapestry of souls that stretch from as far away as Syria, Kenya and Burma to the Calais ‘Jungle’ encampment on Britain’s doorstep.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorHuman Flow ventures further into pure documentary than Ai's previous work in that field but it's still an art film, with a circular rhythm to its scenes, lingering imagery and a prolonged running time of 140 minutes.
- 75The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAi’s approach occasionally tips too far toward aestheticizing a dire situation.
- 70Screen DailyLee MarshallScreen DailyLee MarshallThis sprawling, meandering compendium of dispossessed people in transit is a profoundly human film, a heartfelt call to empathy, but also something of a politicised nature documentary.
- 60VarietyJay WeissbergVarietyJay WeissbergLost among the bulletins and traveling shots is any sense of the individuals whose distinctiveness is eliminated under the crushing word “refugee.”