Before the Frost (Før frosten)

2018

List

71%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

80%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

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.

Oct 10, 2018

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Jordan Mintzer

Hollywood Reporter

A bleak and fiercely acted tale of rural strife.

Sep 8, 2018

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

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]

Rated: 6/10

Nov 21, 2020

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2020

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Sarah Ward

Screen International

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

Oct 31, 2018

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

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

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2018

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Audience Member

Good actor performance, but a gloomy film

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Winning in third world farmer means you gotton commit murder

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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