77
Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesDevika GirishThe New York TimesDevika GirishAvoiding didactic conclusions or pat answers, Alala’s film questions blind belief but finds boundless enchantment in every frame.
- 80Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarLos Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarA vibrant and transfixing revelation, You Will Die at 20 is as novel a vision as we may see this year. From its meaningful ideas on the here and the hereafter, its lesson for Muzamil is that after perishing a rebirth may follow.
- 80Film ThreatHunter LanierFilm ThreatHunter LanierWhile it could have easily been a dark comedy, and almost is, instead, it’s perfectly sincere.
- 80The GuardianCath ClarkeThe GuardianCath ClarkeThe film is a parable about the dangers of blind faith in religion and authority, but it’s also warmly compassionate and accepting of human nature.
- 80The Observer (UK)Simran HansThe Observer (UK)Simran HansSudanese film-maker Amjad Abu Alala’s radiant drama dares to wonder if death could inspire courage rather than fear.
- 75The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.Set in a remote Sudanese village where religion and prophecy are valuable currencies, You Will Die at Twenty beautifully examines misguided notions of faith.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe performances are documentary real, with just enough melodrama about them to keep things interesting.
- 70Little White LiesDavid JenkinsLittle White LiesDavid JenkinsAt times it’s a little too ponderous, and sometimes struggles to bring variation and surprise to its runtime. Yet this laconic, meditative drama muses on the nature of time and the revelation that, even though Muzamil’s predicament seems highly unlikely to the rational onlooker, the knowledge he accrues is pertinent to all mortals.