The Survival of Kindness

2022

1 hr. 36 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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84%

19 Reviews

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BlackWoman is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert. Once she escapes, she walks from desert to mountain to city to find those who left her to die, only to find more captivity.

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Genevieve M

Incredible reflection of today's society. Compellingly depressing!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Rolf de Heer

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Natasha Wanganeen

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Craig Behenna

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Garry Waddell

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Andrew Jenner

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Aaron J. March

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It won’t be everyone’s cup of historical parable, but there’s an elemental purity to this replanted Dutchman’s work.

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2023

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

It’s richly meditative and burrows in deep.

Rated: 4/5

May 3, 2023

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Valerie Complex

Deadline Hollywood Daily

There is nothing for me to learn from "The Survival of Kindness."

Mar 15, 2023

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Nadine Whitney

The Curb

The Survival of Kindness pushes narrative boundaries, and the pitiless nature of the visual and psychological journey is punishing.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 18, 2023

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

Not merely because the title says so, Hussein's is a face of kindness, giving the movie a warm and lively focal point amid its rampant suffering and atrocities.

Jul 22, 2023

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Jay Weissberg

The Film Verdict

As the film follows a resourceful Aboriginal woman through a dark journey in which plague and racism play determining roles, it feels like the concept has overwhelmed the narrative, so that the film’s initial power is weakened by an amorphous obviousness.

Jun 6, 2023

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Synopsis

BlackWoman is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert. Once she escapes, she walks from desert to mountain to city to find those who left her to die, only to find more captivity.

Director: Rolf de Heer
Executive Producer: Bryce Menzies, Sue Murray, Domenico Procacci, Molly Reynolds
Screenwriter: Rolf de Heer
Production Co: Vertigo Productions, Adelaide Film Festival, Triptych Pictures, The South Australian Film Corporation
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English