Schwochow's intimate, handheld camerawork often feels like surveillance, which transforms mundane events into the menacing moments of a psychological thriller.
80
EmpireDavid Hughes
EmpireDavid Hughes
Triebel is an outstanding presence in this slow-burning thriller, which continues to smoulder long after the credits roll.
75
Slant MagazineNick Prigge
Slant MagazineNick Prigge
Christian Schwochow's film is a tense psychological slow burn, putting us in the muddled headspace of its protagonist as she gradually comes unglued.
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The New York TimesStephen Holden
West, for all its intensity, becomes too bogged down in detail to be as strong as it might have been.
