80
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100IndieWireCarlos AguilarIndieWireCarlos AguilarA work of tremendous lyrical potency, even more intricate in meaning and scope than the pair’s earlier stunner, Sujo thunderously demonstrates why Valdez and Rondero stand among those soon to be regarded as the new masters of Mexican cinema.
- 90Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangLos Angeles TimesJustin Chang[A] tender, harrowing and beautifully modulated coming-of-age drama.
- 75The PlaylistBrian FarvourThe PlaylistBrian FarvourSujo may not be a movie with which everyone will connect or find a wealth of relatable aspects, but the quality on display is enough to warrant a view.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyValadez and Rondero again mix grit and lyricism, this time to trace the coming of age of a boy growing up in a climate of lurking cartel violence. The new feature doesn’t match its predecessor’s distinctive spell or cumulative power, but its undertow of menace is expertly sustained, and its dread buffered by hope.
- 63Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeSlant MagazineSteven ScaifeBefitting the unseen forces that seem to drive the characters, writer-directors Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero bring a haunted, dreamlike undercurrent to the film similar to sequences from their prior collaboration, Identifying Features.