Before the Frost (Før frosten)

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Before the Frost (Før frosten)

2018

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71%

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7 Reviews

80%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

10/10/2018

To the movie's credit, writer-director Michael Noer and his cowriter, Jesper Fink, provide enough plot twists to upend viewer expectations about the nature of evil in this study of human savagery.

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Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

09/08/2018

A bleak and fiercely acted tale of rural strife.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

11/21/2020

6/10

It evokes a certain realism developing its portrait of the condition of peasants in a rural area, with a solid performance from Jesper Christensen, but that doesn't prevent the narrative from weakening like the burnt hay. [Full review in Spanish]

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

07/25/2020

3/5

It all points to something deeper and more consistent, but the result is never more than the sum of its parts.

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Sarah Ward

Screen International

10/31/2018

While this 1850s-set period effort trades in obvious truisms, it weaves its familiar elements into a grim and gripping drama...

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

09/24/2018

3/5

With its emphasis on nature and its mudbound farmers, this beautifully crafted film recalls other earthly European historical dramas set in an isolated countryside.

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09/01/2020

Good actor performance, but a gloomy film

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04/09/2019

Winning in third world farmer means you gotton commit murder

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