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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyRogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyHeal the Living is director Katell Quillévéré's third feature, and shows her humane vision of the interconnectedness of humans and the fragile miracle of life. The plot comes straight out of any hospital-based episodic, but it's Quillévéré's approach that is so unique, and ultimately, so powerful.
- 90Screen DailyLisa NesselsonScreen DailyLisa NesselsonIn what is only fitting for a story literally and figuratively embroidered around hearts, the film’s visual and emotional beats are perfectly in synch.
- 90Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerAt once sorrowful and optimistic, Heal the Living captures the terrifying fragility of life, even as it also recognizes the strength derived from the many connections — organic, emotional, and associative — that bind and define us.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranHeal the Living reveals a gift for joining skillful visual filmmaking with moving, affecting storytelling, all in the service of a story that unfolds in surprising ways.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThough the film’s two halves aren’t equally as strong, with the second half lacking some of the complexity and breathtaking sweep of part one, this is an impressive step up for Quillevere.
- 80Time Out LondonCath ClarkeTime Out LondonCath ClarkeThe medical side of things is shown in documentary detail, and it’s fascinating.
- 80CineVuePatrick GambleCineVuePatrick GambleQuillévéré has created a poignant exploration not just of death, but of life, love and fragility.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineThe film allows the sorrows of losing a life and the joys of saving it to remain congruent.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIt’s all just empty calories; what this movie desperately needs is conflict.